School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 418
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A woman has the cure for the "Shile Shan" She breaks an egg on top of your head and pulls your hair. Then she ties a handkerchief around your head and under chin and orders you not take it off for three days. - 19
A cure for hacks is to bathe your hand in a black-smith's tub. - 20
It is said that it is a cure of the whooping cough to take milk to a man who keeps ferrets in the district. He is to give it to the ferrets and what they leave after them the person has to bring it home to the child or whoever has the(continues on next page)
