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School: Beárna Dhearg (C ) (roll number 14634)

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Barnaderg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0026, Page 0101

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    Diseases - Cures
    Chincough
    1. If a child had chincough someone belonging to the child affected watched until a man passed by riding on a white horse. The person in care of the child went out before him and asked him what she would do for the child. The man tells the person what she should give to the child. Of course he always told her something simple to do. It is said if this advice is carried out that it is an infallible cure.
    2. Milk given to a ferret and what it leaves; drank by the child affected afterwards is said to be a cure for the chincough.
    Sprains. There is a very old cure for sprains. The person must go
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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
    Mary B. Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Omaun More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Omaun More, Co. Galway