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School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)

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Ullinagh, Co. Monaghan
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Sibéal Pollock
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 184

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    Long ago, if a child had the whooping cough his mother or father would go to three houses and get an eatable charity from each house. The house must have been that of a married pair and they must both be of the same name (the wife must have had the same sir name as her husband before married) Then the mother would boil the three charities and give it to the child to eat. He would then get better.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dot Monaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickatee, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Lily Monaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickatee, Co. Monaghan