School: Rath Sionnaigh
- Location:
- Rashenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Suibhne
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- (continued from previous page)brooms gibles, and boil them, give him the juice of them and it will go away.
When a horse has a cough give him dockings seed, and it will go away.
If you have a sore eye dip it in black tea and it will go away.
If a horse has the bats give him black tea, and ginger.
If you have a cut put a leaf of tobacco on it, and it will mend.
If there is maggets in a horse give him tobacco and the tobacco will kill them.
If you get eradon roots, and boil them, and draw them like tea it is good for clearing the blood.
Black strong tea, and bacon soda is good for a horse that has bats.
If you have a cut and put ripple grass on it it will heal it.
If a cow has the ring worm, and put Ark Angel tar on it, and it will mend.
If you have a weak heart, and get dandy lion draw it like tea, and take it, it makes you heart strong.
If a dog has the fits, give him iodine, and he will get better.(continues on next page)
