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    whooping cough, if two people are married and the woman has not to change her sir name, and gets a piece of bread from her that this will cure the whooping cough.
    The cure for wild fire is to rub the goats wisson to it for nine mornings, The cure for a stye on the eye is to rub it with nine iron spoons and throw the tenth away.
    A person who never saw their father has the cure for the dirty mouth.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florence Roundtree
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gartnaneane, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs J. Roundtree
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gartnaneane, Co. Cavan