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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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  1. Cures from Animals

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    There are several cures got from animals. There is a cure for Jaundice got from the ferret leavings. If you give an over feed to a ferret, and when he has finished he throws three spits on his leavings. If those leavings are given to the sick person he will be cured. Any one that licks a lizard has a cure for for a burn. If they lick a urn it will be healed.
    Whooping Cough: There is a cure for Whooping Cough on the foxe's tongue.
    If you go under an asses stomach seven times you will get cured from the Whooping
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
            1. medicine for animal sicknesses (~175)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gertrude Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Lynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo