School: Meath Hill (roll number 7166)
- Location:
- Meath Hill, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Patrick J. Connolly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 136
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- Cure for Chin Cough (Whooping)1. Get husband + wife of the same name to present the patient with a gift e.g. wife's maiden name was May Davoren before she married John Davoren.
One of this pair comes to the house of patient + presents her with a piece of bread, or a cake, or a lump of sugar (any little gift in fact) and this ensures the childs recovery.
Another Cure
2. Meet a piebald pony on the road + ask the owner for a cure for the chin cough. Whatever he says will effect a cure If he says "Give her a drink of milk etc". that will be the cure in that instance.
3. Another cure
If the male sponsor in Baptism buys a red ribbon + ties it round the neck of the child.
