School: Killoughternane, Borris

Location:
Killoughternane, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
T. Ó Riain
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  1. Forge water have a great curing effect on sick animals if taken from the forge trough and no one spoken to from time you start for it till you sprinkle it on the animal.
    An ass, The whooping cough.
    The whooping cured by passing the coughing clild in and out 3 times under the asses belly.
    Young Animals
    You must say God bless a young creature when seen 1st time after birth or you might "over look" it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killoughternane, Co. Carlow