Scoil: Na Caológa (B.) (uimhir rolla 13182)

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1. Cures

   

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   Cures

   The farmers put garlic in the tails of calves in order to kill ringworm in the animals.
   If a cow had a disease called the red-water some people boiled the leaves of a plant found growing in bogland and called "retleóg" and they gave the liquid to the cow as a dose or drink. In this locality the black sallow is called "retleóg" and it is considered wrong and unlucky to strike and [sic] beast or person with it because it was said the "retleóg" was used in scourging Our Lord.

   If a horse or donkey were stripped or bared by pressure of the collar the leaves of the black sallow are boiled. Then a paste is made of them with unsalted butter and applied to the sore part of the animal and the part heals in a short time.

   I was told the old people used a herb called comfrey for curing cuts and burns

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