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School: St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. Magdalen
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  1. An Old Irish Cure for Whooping Cough

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    This is how the Irish used to cure the whooping cough long ago. They got a turnip and sliced it up. This they put on a saucer and covered it with brown sugar. Juice flowed forth and this juice cured the whooping cough.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. whooping-cough (~234)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mell, Co. Louth