School: Cill Mháille (B.), Inis (roll number 14468)

Location:
Kilmaley, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 400

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    in the parish of Clooney near Quin which is so called from the family of O'Hickey's ,hereditary physicians of the O'Briens kings of Thomand.
    37.CHin -cough.
    If you met a man with a white horse and ask him what would cure the chin cough whatever he says will do.
    37.
    The leavings (residue)of a ferret drinking milk given to the patient curers chin-cough.
    Warts.
    Uisce cloiche gan iarraidh.
    (cure for warts)
    37.
    There was an old woman named Mrs Mc Donnell living near Darragh and she used to put a cross urín
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. tuberculosis (~27)
    Language
    English