Society & Culture
When disease swept through a community, people would try anything that might help to save the ones they loved. In times before modern medicine, illnesses rarely seen today, like measles, pox and whooping cough, were killers, and traditions were passed down by families desperate for anything to give them the luck they needed to survive through the crisis.But putting your trust in superstitious actions and legends of past cures could also lead to some very strange results...With thanks to Con Ryan, my grandfather, for his unique and fascinating insight on these traditions. Read The Podcast ScriptSources And Further ReadingThinking Critically About CoronavirusHow to Spot Coronavirus Fake NewsCoronavirus: How Bad Information Goes ViralCoronavirus: The Fake Health Advice You Should IgnoreDo Onions Fight Off The Flu Virus? Old CuresNosanna Agus Piseoga na nGael by Sean Ó SúilleabháinAncient legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland by Lady WildeOld Cures on Dúchas.ie Minor Monuments by Ian Maleney MusicThe Butterfly by SláinteThe Lark in the Clear Air by Shake That Little FootNorthern Lullaby by Sergey CheremisinovThe Irish Washerwoman by Howie and Ann MitchellLovely Maria by Aislinn