School: Kilderry
- Location:
- Keelderry, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Áine Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 171
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- There is a cure in goat's butter. People who have wounds churn goat's milk and use the butter unsalted Put it into a little box and preserve it for wounds.
Nettle roots are are used for bringings out the measels on people. They are boiled in new milk and the people suffering drink the milk.
When people are suffering from mumps get an asse's winkers put it on their necks and leads them round the pig sty three times.
A man and a woman who are married and have the same sir-names have the cure of the hooping cough. they give the patient food.
I got the cure from Mrs Charlie Smith. I was cured in one day.
- Collector
- Caitlin Ó Ragallaig
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
