School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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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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   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