School: Mianaigh (roll number 10565)

Location:
Moyny Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eibhlis Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0303, Page 040

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0303, Page 040

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    For WHOOPING COUGH, the child was passed from the father to the mother under a mare donkey three times on each of three mornings. The parents should say "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"
    For MEASLES, donkey's milk was given to a ferret, and whatever milk was left by the ferret, was given to the sick child to bring out the rash. Donkey's milk was also drunk.
    HICCOUGHS were stopped by taking a lump of sugar soaked in vinegar.
    DIARRHOEA was cured by eating dry flour, which had been browned on the pan.
    For LUNG troubles, a glass of fresh cattle blood was drunk every morning.
    For WORMS a pipe smoked first thing in the morning when fasting was the remedy.
    INSECT bites were rubbed with bread soda. Stings stings were removed by pressing a watch key firmly on the spot.
    A deeply embedded THORN was drawn out by applying a fox's tongue.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English