School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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- Whooping Cough continued:
1. Got from Mrs Clarke Kilbeg by G Doherty. Give an ass a bit of bread and put the crumbs that fall from him on a plate, put plate under ass three times in honour of holy trinity and give crumbs to afflicted person.
2. Hedgehog soup. Got from Mrs Conroy Relleigh Tullamore by G Doherty.
3. Tie a thread round your big toe going to bed at night. Fr. Byrne An[?]
4. Get your Godfather to buy a red ribbon and tie it round your neck at night. P. Walsh. [?]
5. Sugar-Kandy - [?]
6. "Do whatever the man with a Piebald horse shall say." That is take his advice. Sean [?]
7. Go to a Wedding and drink the tea left by the bride and groom.Headache: Strong tea - without sugar. P Caldrick.
Hot water with egg spoon of salt. T Duignan.
Vinegar rubbed to forehead and lie down etc.
Bless yourself each time you hear angelus bell and you'll never get a headache.Headache. The two first holy candles burned at wake to be rubbed to the forehead. J Carroll.
- Collector
- G. Doherty
- Informant
- Mrs Conroy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilbeg, Co. Meath
