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School: Listellick, Tráighlí

Location:
Listellick North, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Súilleabháin
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    A cure the old people had for a (?) was to get some soot and (?) dissolve it in hot water and give it to the animal to drink a few times every day.
    A dog getting the fits was (?) in a tub of cold water and then oil was poured into his ears.
    A cure they had for the (?) was to get some (?) and put it down the fowl's throat with the (?).
    The cure they had for a cow (?) the (?) was that they used to get (?) and boil them and after boiling them they used to give the (?) to the cow to drink three times a day
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
            1. medicine for animal sicknesses (~175)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Lissanearla West, Co. Kerry