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Old Cures - Whooping-Cough

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Kilmore school (Kilmore, Co. Roscommon) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0254/2/62

 Kilmore [Vol. 0254, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Roscommon Schools

Story text

transcribed at

 

Old Cures - Whooping-Cough  [duchas:4792150]

Old cures
People in olden days had cures for almost every ailment. There was no such thing as a doctor sent for. There was a cure for;
Whooping cough
This cure was always tried and was always successful . The child that was suffering from the cough was put in and out three times under a donkeys legs and making the sign of the cross each time.

Resource description

Origin information
Kilmore, Co. Roscommon
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 259
Volume 0254
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máiréad, Bean Mhic Giolla Críost.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Whooping cough   linked data (lcsh)
Whooping-cough--Triuch
School location
Kilmore Cill Mhór Kilmore Kilmore Ballintober North Roscommon
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4924724
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0254/2/62

Suggested credit
"Old Cures - Whooping-Cough"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_4924724>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máiréad, Bean Mhic Giolla Críost.
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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