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School: Listellick, Tráighlí

Location:
Listellick North, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0443, Page 016

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    the effected part where the spavin was was cut or burned out with the red hot iron.
    To cure the Builg:- It is a disease that cattle get, the owner used to get a sheaf of corn (a threshed sheaf), he used to hang it over the fire in the smoke of the chimney for about a half an hour, then he used to take it down and set fire to it under the cow's nostrils (she used to be tied down short). It used to be left burn under her nostrils until water ran from her eyes and froth from her mouth and when she finally began to sneeze and snort she was then cured of the builg. They used also burn mossy-sods or scraiths under the animal's head.
    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
    Informant
    Thomas Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Listellick North, Co. Kerry