School: Mín Árd
- Location:
- An Mhin Aird Bhuí, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Caomháin
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- (continued from previous page)20. Tinneas Fiacail - bhíodh artha ag daoine áirithe sa tsean aimsir chun tinneas fiacail do leigheas. Chuireadh an duine sin a mhéar ar an bhfiacail agus deireadh sé cainnt éigin ach caitheadh sé bheith ar céadlacan chun é d'oibriú. Pé focal a deireadh sé do chríochuigheadh sé le "in Ainm an Athar agus rl."
21. For kidney trouble - Boil the "broom" and give water to drink.Leighseanna do ainmhidhthe1 Black Quarter in cattle - boil nettles and give the water to drink.
2. Worm in cow's or calf's tail:
1. Apply poultice of garlic and tobacco to kill the worm. 2. Make "snaidhm na péiste" nine times over animal's back, (two knots on cord which undo by pulling both ends of cord) and then strike the animal nine times with white cloth.3 Black Quarter in Cattle:
1. Boil nettles and give water to drink. This drinkis usually given in August as a preventitive to disease.
2. A dose of salts (1/2 lb to pint water) is given sometimes to cattle in order to ward off the Black Quarter.4. Red Murrain - Boil "ruileóga" (box-sally) and give water to drink to cattle to cure the disease.
