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School: Killeenkere

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Killinkere, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1005, Page 031

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    A cure of the measles is to boil nettles in water and give the water to the sick person to drink.
    An old cure for the mumps was to put the horse's winkers on the child having them and to carry him round the pig sty saying
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gillick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doon, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Gillick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doon, Co. Cavan