School: Athea (roll number 15686)
- Location:
- Athea, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Mrs M. Danaher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0486, Page 018
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- XML “Cures for Animals”
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- Bolg-: 1. If the animal is seen in time put a lump of puddle into his mouth so that he could chew it instead of chewing his tongue.
Scour-:
1. Boil new milk and give it to the animal daily until he is better.
2. Bottle the animal with salt and water.
Ring-worm-: 1. Put a casting of car grease on the sore.
"Ruadh=paste"-:
1. If a woman saw the animal she would hit him with his apron nine times across the loins.
Murrain-:
1. Give the animal stagnant bogwater.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peig Ní Chonchubhair
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athea, Co. Limerick
