School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)
- Location:
- Rea, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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- When any one had chin-cough, now known as whooping Cough, he was put under a donkey three times and then the donkey was given cat bread to eat.
The crumbs which fell from him were boiled in sweet milk and given to the sick person.- Collector
- Máire Dillon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Matt Dillon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sluicequarter, Co. Kerry