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School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)

Location:
Lurganearly, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ní Choilldubh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 072

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    to have certain cures, Two people married that have the same name have a cure for whooping cough. They have to mix three things together and give them to the child to eat. A cure for whooping cough is :- if you take a bottle of milk to a Ferrit and let it take a little drop out of it or breathe over it.
    Then take the milk home and give it to the child that has the whooping cough.
    Poultices were used for the pains such as Pneumonia and other sicknesses.
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    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
    Saidee Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Robinson
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    Over 70
    Address
    Altnamackan, Co. Armagh
    Informant
    Mrs W. Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan