School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 030
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- When two people of the same name get married they have the cure of the whooping cough.
The child that has the whooping cough is put under a donkeys belly and bread is given to the donkey to eat and the crumbs that fall on the ground are given to the child to eat.
Mrs Lynch, Ballinahae Raharney has the cure of the whooping cough. She puts a red ribbon around the childs neck and says some prayers.(continues on next page)
