School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 20_005

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  1. A Cobweb is used for a cut.
    To put it up to the cut.
    If a cow had a bloodmurn:-
    To boil a goose into jelly and and ta bottle her with it.
    If a child had a cold boyle gaemlic with new milk and (give it to her to) to drink it.
    Straw is used for a Broken winded horse ? to let the horse out by night.
    If a child had a cough. The first man you meet riding a grey horse to ask him what ever he would say it would cure him.
    A ganders gisart is used for a reaching off to boyle it and to drink the soup
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Leidhin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Lyons
    Gender
    Male