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  1. Measles

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    When children used have the measles long ago they used boil
    sheep's droppings in new milk and give it to the child to drink and 'twas a great cure.
    Another cure for the measles was ferret's leavings (the milk he'd leave after him). Long ago people used drink a lot of sheep's milk - especially the children; and a lot of goats' milk.
    They say that dunkey's (donkey's) milk is the most healthy milk of 'em all, that any child rared (reared) on it would never get a disease.
    "Teanam ort" mar a dubhairt an bás le sighle.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Date
    August 1935
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant