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School: San Leonard, Ballycullane

Location:
Saintleonards, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mary B. Dunphy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 045

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  1. To Cure Blackleg in Calves or to Prevent it

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    Miss Kate Molloy, St. Leonards, tells me that when she was a maid at Mr Leacy's of Yoletown Mills, she often saw the calves being treated to prevent Black Leg. This way:
    A silver needle was specially got and threaded with specially got tape at chemists. The calves ears were pierced with the needle and this tape was pulled through the hole and a piece left suspended from each ear. 'Stuff ' would be put on the hole and on the tape - she does not know what the 'stuff' was. The calves were then immunized for Black Leg.
    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)
              1. blackleg (~21)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary B. Dunphy
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Miss Kate Molloy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Saintleonards, Co. Wexford