School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn
- Location:
- Killavullen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Síothcháin
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- About forty years ago Mrs J. Leahy, Annakisha, Mallow had blood poison in her finger. It swelled up but would not burst. Her uncle told her to put a poultice of cow manure to the finger and to keep it on till the next morning. She did as directed and next morning was surprised to see that the finger had burst.
- Water in which nettles have been boiled and to which a little salt has been added is a good cure for red water in cattle.
- Hot porter not boiling is a good cure for measles.
To cure a wart cut a mangle in two and put one portion up to the wart.
To tie a piece of goat's skin in the hole of a calf's ear is a good cure against black-quarter in calves
The white of an egg mixed with sugar is an(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Linehan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Castlekevin, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Linehan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Castlekevin, Co. Cork
