School: Baile Aodha (C.). Inis (roll number 13419)

Location:
Ballyea, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Dhuibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 234

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  1. Old Cures.
    Chin cough (1) If a man riding on a grey horse approached the house, to say to him [?]"A fir an capaill bain, cad a leigeasfad truc?" Whatever that man says (even if it is a drink of water) it is supposed to cure the cough.
    (2) Or by drinking ferret's milk it is believed to stop the cough.
    (3) To give a couple of teaspoonfuls of donkey's milk to a child having this cough.
    (4) Certain herbs (to be) picked on Saturday (in honour of the B. V. M.) and boiled in milk and given to the (suffe) child threatened with Chin cough "in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost" are said to keep away the Disease
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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