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School: Baile Dubh (1)

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  1. The Whooping-Cough

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    I had the whooping cough last year. This is one cure I got for it. Put fresh cream in a saucepan and put plenty of sugar with it, according to how much cream you would have; if you had a cup of cream you would want a fistful of sugar. Then you should boil these until they are very thick and put them out in a saucer and leave it set. Then you could eat it and have an orange afterwards and after three weeks you would be alright, but you could drink hot milk as well. (You could get bottles too in a shop and you should drink with a small drop of water)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. whooping-cough (~234)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kittie Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcoran North, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Cornelius Barry
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcoran North, Co. Cork