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School: Lochán na mBan (roll number 7816)

Location:
Loughaunnaman, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0099, Page 306

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    four-hours in the brandy. Then if a glass of it is taken three times a day it will cure the yellow gaundies.
    Cancer
    The cure for this is a herb like pepper-mint which, in the field The way to take the herb is to eat it raw and it will kill the cancer.
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  2. The Unnatural Calf

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    Mr Thomas Mannion lives one mile from here. A well-to-do farmer. He has nine or ten cattle a horse and about a score of sheep. Some time ago a very unnatural thing happened. He had a cow for calfing. He was watching the cow for two or three days. At last the cow got sick for calfing. There were five or six men along with Mr Thomas Mannion. All these men could not bring the calf. They sent for Mr O’Brien the Vet.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Henry Ford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughaunnaman, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballinsmaula, Co. Mayo