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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

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Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 419

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  1. Old Cures - Whooping-Cough

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    When any one had chin-cough, now known as whooping Cough, he was put under a donkey three times and then the donkey was given cat bread to eat.
    The crumbs which fell from him were boiled in sweet milk and given to the sick person.
    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
    Collector
    Máire Dillon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Informant
    Matt Dillon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sluicequarter, Co. Kerry