School: Sceichín an Rince, Cloichín an Mhargaidh
- Location:
- Skeheenaranky, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 002
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Thrush:- (1) The god father of the child should blow his breath on the mouth of the child.
(2) The person who suffers from thrush should be carried to somebody who never saw their father and that person should blow his breath on the sore mouth three mornings before sunrise.
Chin-cough or whooping-cough:- (1) The child's god father should steal the ear of a goat and hang it round the neck of the child.
(2) The milk that a ferret is unable to finish to give to children to drink.
(3) Put children tossing turf mould.
(4) Donkeys milk for whooping cough.
(5) For chin cough sheep's milk.
(6) If two people stood one at each side of a donkey and handed the child across to one another it would cure the child.
(7) When a child would have whooping cough the first man you meet riding a white ask him what is the best cure for it. What ever he says give the(continues on next page)
