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School: Ráithíní (Rehins)

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Rahans, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Longáin
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    there lived in ballina long ago a man who had a huge cow. There was no other cow in the town like her. One day the cow caught cold. The man sent for the vet. The vet said (after) "The best cure for the cow is ale". The man got ale and gave it to the cow, but it made no improvement on her.
    One day a woman came to the mans house. The man told her about the cow. She said "Let the cow be milked, and let the milk be made into butter. Then give the cow the butter to eat". The man did so and the cow got better
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Wynne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Padden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo