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School: Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda (roll number 855)

Location:
Mell, Co. Louth
Teacher:
E. Ní Cholmáin
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    “A cure for the whooping cough is to take the child outside the parish...”

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    A cure for the whooping cough is to take the child outside the parish boundary and to give it ferret's milk to drink
    Thrush or croup is cured if the father of the sick child breathes in the child's mouth for three mornings running. Both of them must be fasting
    The clay that remains after a person's boots on the threshold of the door is supposed to be blessed if he blesses the people as he comes in or goes out. This clay is collected and heated till it is dry and it cures a headache.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. whooping-cough (~234)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Mell, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Evers
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Saint Joseph's Terrace, Co. Louth