School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 204
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- (continued from previous page)cough is to ask the first man you meet with a white horse has he any cure for the whooping cough. And whatever he tells you, you are to do it.
- 1. To cure a sore throat put your left stocking if it is a silk one, around your neck after taking it off when going to bed.
2. Another way is gargle your throat with hot water and salt.
3. Honey will cure it when taken before going to bed. - 4. The people cured a sore throat with roasted salt tied up in a silk handkerchief and tied around your neck.
5. Wet wheaten meal in cold water and put it in a silk handkerchief and tie it round your neck. Then put a piece of dry cloth around the handkerchief. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Brigid Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ballycommon, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Egan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Ballycommon, Co. Offaly
