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School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)

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Milltown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 434

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    The following are the cures which the people had long ago.
    They used to creep under an ass three times and then bless themselves three times as a cure for the Whooping Cough. If a person had a wart he would point a gooseberry at it; that was supposed to be a cure. Another cure they had was to rub goose grease on a burn to heal it up. They used to give a piece of bread to an ass to eat and then eat the crumbs that fell from his mouth; that was a cure for the Measles.
    People used to roast salt and out it in a stocking and tie it around their necks as a cure for a sore throat.
    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
    Joe Power
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnacrow, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    William Power
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Barnacrow, Co. Kildare