The old people had many cures for the whooping-cough. This is one of them. The milk which a ferret left over after a meal was taken home to the patient and it had to be taken three times in the name of the Father...

Abstract: Story collected by Paddy Mc Aleer, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Ryan.

Original reference: 1027/1/27

 St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh [Vol. 1027, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Donegal Schools

COLLECTOR
Aleer, Paddy Mc 
Gender
male
Location
Drumacrin (Townland) 
Inishmacsaint (Civil parish) 
Tirhugh (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 
INFORMANT
Ryan, Mrs 
Gender
female
Location
Drumacrin (Townland) 
Inishmacsaint (Civil parish) 
Tirhugh (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh  [duchas:4388442]

The old people had many cures for the whooping-cough. This is one of them. The milk which a ferret left over after a meal was taken home to the patient and it had to be taken three times in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Then the person was supposed to be cured.

Resource description

Origin information
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 017-018
Volume 1027
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Whooping cough   linked data (lcsh)
Whooping-cough--Triuch
School location
Ballyshannon Béal Átha Seanaidh Ballyshannon Inishmacsaint Tirhugh Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465621
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1027/1/27

Suggested credit
"The old people had many cures for the whooping-cough. This is one of them. The milk which a ferret left over after a meal was taken home to the patient and it had to be taken three times in the name of the Father..."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4465621>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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