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School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)

Location:
Carrownree, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0592

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    Long ago there were no doctors nore nurses, but the people had cures instead for different diseases. Soem of those cures are used up to the present day.
    The people had cures for, ring worm, fowl mouths, measels, sore throats, and many others.
    If there were seven sons in a home the seventh son would have the cure of ring-worm by putting his hand on the mark. People often travelled miles and miles to be cured.
    "Ferret;s leavings" or the remainder of the milk which a ferret was drinking was known as a cure for whooping cough. Nearly everybody kept a ferret in those days so it was not hard to get the cure of hooping-cough.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Éilís Nic Siacus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownree, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Francis Mc Cann
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrownree, Co. Sligo