School: Doire na Cathrach, Dúnmaonmhuighe (roll number 13543)

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1. Herbs (continued)

   

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   has farcy it is supposed to be a great cure.
   The Airgré Luscair is a great cure for a horse who has kidney disease and it is used in the same way as the Milvár.
   The bism or American heath palm are used by cutting them up and mixing them through the oats for a horse who has cancer.

   

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2. Famine Times

   

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   The people of this country were stricken by a great famine in the years 1846 and '47. But 1847 was the worst and it was called "Black '47". As this district was very thickly populated then, the people suffered very much from hunger, and disease called fever caused by the hunger.

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Teresa Hurley

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derrynacaheragh, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Hurley

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Derrynacaheragh, Co. Cork