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School: Culmullen (roll number 1904)

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Culmullin, Co. Meath
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M. Mc Carthy
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    Cures for whooping cough
    1. The milk that a ferret leaves after him will cure the whooping cough. It is supposed that there is something in the ferret's breath that will cure the whoop.
    2. If the resin off a deal is roasted on the fire and the smoke is inhaled by the person who has the whooping cough he will be cured of the whoop.
    3. If a piebald pony blows his breath into the mouth of the person who has the whooping cough he will be cured of the whoop.
    Mona Englishby, Knockmark, Drumree, Co.Meath Aged 14 years
    22nd Feb 1938
    Got from my father Eugene Englishby (46)
    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
    Mona Englishby
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Knockmark, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Eugene Englishby
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Knockmark, Co. Meath