School: Cluain Róiste (roll number 6959)

Location:
Clonroche, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Dubhghaill
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  1. The whooping cough is cured by the trout. A trout is caught in the river and brought home alive. The trout is held to the persons mouth when coughing, then it is brought back to the river and it is supposed that the trout brought the cough away.
    Another way is the person walks to a hill and marches towards the four winds. The cough is supposed to
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Áine Ní Reachtnáin
    Gender
    Female