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School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla

Location:
Churchtown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 053

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“The cure for chincough was to go out and ask a man with a white horse what would cure the chincough and whatever he said would cure it.”

The cure for chincough was to go out and ask a man with a white horse what would cure the chincough and whatever he said would cure it.
The key of a door was used for stopping a person's nose from bleeding. It was dropped inside the shirt at the back.
The cure for corns was an ivy leap soaked in vinegar and put on the corn.
A cure for scalded feet was to rub a snail to them or wash them in salt and water.

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Collector
Thomas Sampson
Gender
male
Address
Ballynamuck, Co. Cork
Informant
Mr William Keating
Gender
male
Age
40
Address
Ballyorgan, Co. Limerick
Language
English