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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 14_021

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    Cures
    1st.February ,1938.
    Whooping Cough:- (1) If a person has a Whoopi-ng Cough any thing which be eaten given to them by their God- father or mother will cure them if it is not eaten by any other person,(2)Anything prescribed by a man riding a grey horse will cure the Whooping Cough.
    Warts :-(1) If you see stone when not searching for it with water
    held in a hollowed part of it wash the warts
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    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
    Michael Torpey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs P. Torpey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare