School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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  3. XML “Local Cures - Ringworm”
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  5. XML “Local Cures - Ringworm”
  6. XML “Local Cures - Blackleg”
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  1. (3) The cure is to get a wooden egg-cup, pour the blood of a goose into it and cover the top of the egg-cup with muslin and place it on the ringworm and in a day the ringworm will be gone.
    J. Fox from John Callaghan, The Mall, Thurles.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Blackleg
    When a cow has blackleg put a piece of garlic into the cow's ear and the disease is cured.
    T Talbot from T Talbot, Riverside, Birr.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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
    T. Talbot
    Gender
    Unknown
    Informant
    T. Talbot
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
  3. (2) If there is Blackleg on a farm and an animal dies from it, cut off one of the hind legs and hang it in the chimney and as the flesh is melting the Blackleg is going out of the land.
    C Guinan from M O'Donnell, Curravarna, Birr.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.