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   “My father told me that in the olden days a cure for the whooping cough was to put the child affected...”

   

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   My father told me that in the olden days a cure for the whooping cough was to put the child affected under the body of an ass and to give the ass a piece of bread. And whatever crumbs the ass would let fall. should be given to the (ass) child and then the child would recover.
   Annie Doyle
   Brewel
   Colbinstown
   Co. Kildare
   . . .

   

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   “When Captain Reeves lived at Rathsallagh in a place that is now owned by Pennefeather. He and his corps were going to the hill of Usk to have a fight...”

   

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   When Captain Reeves lived at Rathsallagh in a place that is now owned by Pennefeather. He and his corps were going to the hill of Usk to have a fight with the “Croppies” who were assembled at the “Pipers Stones” One of Capt Reeves men called “The Ancient Briton assaulted a man named Mr. Byrne of Uervil and cut his hand with a sword Capt Reeves marked him on the belt and said he would punish him when they got back to Rathsallagh

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Doyle

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Brewel West, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Mr Doyle

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   51

   Address

   Brewel West, Co. Kildare