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School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

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Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 205

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    Local Cures.
    Whooping Cough :- Some people say that if a child has the whooping cough the best cure is if anyone in the house sees a man passing by on a white horse, halt the man and say "man riding a white horse what is the cure for a whooping cough. The old people say that every man riding a white horse usually knows what is the cure for a whooping cough.
    Warts :- If you bury a piece of beef in the ground, as the meat is decaying the warts will be vanishing. It is also said that if you gather a small bag of stones and leave them at the cross roads. The first person to find the stones will take the warts from you.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward O Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Hannah Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick