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School: Glencar

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 293

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    cure was lost. Another cure for the whooping cough was to get the hair out of the head of a person who had never seen his father. The hair was cut up finely and mixed with food, which was given to the person suffering from the whooping cough. Another well known cure was the donkey cure. Those suffering from the whooping cough were passed under the donkey three times.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Glencar Irish, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Mc Grenra
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Killylastin, Co. Donegal