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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 033

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    that cows did not eat.
    They used flax seed, barley sugar and a lemon mixed together for a cough.
    When the children had whooping cough they were taken along the road until they met a white horse and were put under it three times to cure the cough.
    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
    Nellie Guilmartin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rosemary Street, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs B. Guilmartin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Rosemary Street, Co. Tipperary