School: Kilgobnet (C.) (roll number 7842)
- Location:
- Cill Ghobnait, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhoghladha
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- When calves suffered from an issue of blood, nine irons were put into the fire and made red-hot, then put into new milk and the milk was given to the calves.
- Informant
- James Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Baile Leidir, Co. Chiarraí
- A mouse was skinned and boiled and the water in which it was boiled was given to the patient.
This prevented the whoop.A Ferrets leaving was also used to prevent whooping
