School: Kildavin, Ferns
- Location:
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 213
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- XML “Diseases and Cures - Cough”
- XML “Diseases and Cures - Ringworm”
- XML “Diseases and Cures - Measles”
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- (continued from previous page)and each day a tablespoonfull was taken three times until the cough was cured.
- This can be cured with the fresh butter off the churn and mixed with gun powder or soot, till the butter is turned black, then it is put on a piece of butter paper and put over the ring worm and covered with a piece of white cloth, and put on fresh each day till the ring - worm is gone.
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- Collector
- Luke Hayden
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Hayden
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Crowsgrove, Co. Carlow
