School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)
- Location:
- Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 103
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- (continued from previous page)worms the cure people had was to chop up besom very small and tobacco and put it through their feed
Cure for bullig
When cows got the bullig people used to light a blast of furze or straw under their heads. This made them alright
Cure for a gripe
If a horse gets a gripe the best cure for it is to keep him walking around and not to let him lie down
Cure for black quarter
When an animal dies with black quarter the diseased leg was hung up in the chimney and left there year after year. This would prevent other animals from getting this disease
Cure for cramps in a pig
When pigs get cramps they cure them by rubbing paraffin oil to their legs(continues on next page)
