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1. Cures for Certain Diseases in Animals - Black Quarter

   

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   Black Quarter. Young cattle are very liable to this disease especially when put into fresh grass - 'after-grass'.
   There is no cure whatever for it but it can be prevented by many simple remedies.-
   A pig-ring, or any brass ring (one is sufficient) when put into the flesh on underneath part of neck or on the tail will prevent Black-quarter. The following supplied this cure:- Michael Jones, The Line; John Angland, Meentinna; David Quinlan, Rowels; Jerh. Duane Clashroe, P. Burke Gooseberryhill; W, Brosnan Knockscovane.

   

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2. Cures for Certain Diseases in Animals - Black Quarter

   

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   Cornelius Sheahan got the following cure from his father Denis Sheahan, Meenbeg, Meelin:- A piece of rabbit-skin is obtained and a slit or hole is made in the skin of the calf, heifer etc at the shoulder. The rabbit skin is inserted into the hole and sewed to the skin of the animal. No other person heard of this cure.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
               1. medicine for animal sicknesses (~175)
                  1. blackleg (~21)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cornelius Sheahan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Meelin, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Denis Sheahan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Meelin, Co. Cork

3. Cures for Certain Diseases in Animals - Redwater

   

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   Red-water is a disease which is locally regarded as being 'picked-up' from the land. Some land is full of disease especially land that has not been tilled or cultivated and cattle never thrive nor milk well on such land. The following cure for Red-water appears to be fairly common.
   Two pieces of iron about a foot long are obtained and

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