School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)white horse and asked him for a cure anything he recommended would cure the Whooping Cough.
A weed called "mouse's ear" when boiled in milk and three spoonfuls taken for three morning is able to inoculate children from taking the Whooping Cough.
The seventy son or daughter can cure ringworm.
- Toothaches
Long ago people cured toothache with blue stone, gun pouder, and pepper. They never used to get them pulled with the dentist.
Young children used to take thrush on their mouths. The people used to give them glycerine and honey.
when children are suffering from the chin-cough they are advised to(continues on next page) - Collector
- Etna Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Carrowroe, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Carrowroe, Co. Longford
