School: Moycarkey, Thurles
- Location:
- Maigh Chairce, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Michael Myers
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 237
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- Farcy in Horses
The symptoms of this disease are 1. A large swelling usually appearing on the underside of the animals body or in a leg and (2) if the finger be pressed on this swelling a small dent or hollow will remain for some time after the pressure has been removed. Thomas Casey, Ballydavid, Littleton[?] Thurlas, cures this disease by prayer and holy water.
- Meningitis in Cattle
1. A bruised onion put in each ear of the bear and secured there
2. Put the beast lying on her side. With a strong cord make five loops three times over the beasts head - Swelling in a beast
One man catches a dog by the hind legs, while another seized him by the fore legs. They see-saw the dog across the beasts back
