School: Carysfort, Arklow

Location:
Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
T. E. McAdoo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 100

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  1. XML School: Carysfort, Arklow
  2. XML Page 100
  3. XML “A Cure for Warts”
  4. XML “A Cure for Blackleg in Cattle”

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jackie Hannan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shelton, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs Hannan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Shelton, Co. Wicklow
  2. A cure for black-leg in cattle.
    When one of the animals dies, get one of its legs and hang it in the chimney, and as long as the animal's leg remains in the chimney, there will not be any more cases with black-leg.
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