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School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)

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Castlejordan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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    “In olden times a cure for whooping cough was a piece of dry bread two married people of the same surname.”

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    In olden times a cure for whooping cough was a piece of dry bread two married people of the same name surname. Also a hair from the head of a boy that was not born for some time after his father died. The seventh son had the cure of worms in children. There is a well not far from here called Tubber-Ann it is a holy well and people come on May Eve and say prayers in honour of it and to optain cures of different kinds. Its water is a real cure of warts.
    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
    Informant
    Patrick Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killowen, Co. Offaly