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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhealláin
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    1. Get an oaten-cake from a married man and woman with the same surname and give it to the child with "Chincough"
    2. Put the child out under a piebald pony three times.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    3. "Ferrets leavings" cures chin cough. Give the ferret a drink and give the child what he leaves.
    4. Put an asses winkers on the child and walk him round the dung-hill three times saying "prayers".
    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
    Mrs Mac Nerney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corclaragh, Co. Longford