School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
An Carbad Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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  3. XML “Cures - Whooping Cough”
  4. XML “Cures - Heart Fever”

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    The whooping cough can be cured in a of of different ways. When you have a whooping cough and if you met a man riding a white horse, and to ask him for the cure and whatever he tells you to use, you would be cured if you used it. The milk that the ferret leaves after him also cured the whooping too. The first egg that you pulled lays if you take it you shall never take the whooping cough.
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  2. Heart fever comes with a pain round the heart and gets worse and worse day by day.
    The person that wants the charm takes some oatmeal
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Lynott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Chaisleáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Martin Cardon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Stiallán, Co. Mhaigh Eo