School: Lochán na mBan (roll number 7816)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   four-hours in the brandy. Then if a glass of it is taken three times a day it will cure the yellow gaundies.
   Cancer
   The cure for this is a herb like pepper-mint which, in the field The way to take the herb is to eat it raw and it will kill the cancer.

   

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2. The Unnatural Calf

   

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   Mr Thomas Mannion lives one mile from here. A well-to-do farmer. He has nine or ten cattle a horse and about a score of sheep. Some time ago a very unnatural thing happened. He had a cow for calfing. He was watching the cow for two or three days. At last the cow got sick for calfing. There were five or six men along with Mr Thomas Mannion. All these men could not bring the calf. They sent for Mr O’Brien the Vet.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Henry Ford

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Loughaunnaman, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Thomas Mannion

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Ballinsmaula, Co. Mayo