School: Kiffa

Location:
Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Helen Dinneen
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  1. To Cure Botts in horses No 28
    Get some broom, cut up into 1/2 inch lengths Make a bran mash three times a day for the animal and give a couple of handfuls of cut broom in it. After a few days, just give one meal per day, till animal is cured
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  2. Get a piece of copper wire, an inch or two long and cut a hole in the calfs dewlap and insert the wire.Cure for Blackleg, No. 30
    Cut the animals dewlap and insert a clove of garlic.
    Cure for ringworm in cattle No. 31.
    Rub the sore a couple of times a day with black polish till it is cured.
    Cure for sore feet in cattle and sheep No. 32.
    Bathe the feet a couple of times a day with a solution of bluestone.
    Cure for gapes in Fowl. No. 33.
    Shut them up in a box and steam them with lime.
    To remove Gapes. No. 34.
    Open a birds beak. Double a horse hair
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    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
    May Mc Clelland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiffagh, Co. Cavan