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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 020

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  1. Local Animal Cures (continued)

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    Garlic was cut up into small pieces and given to calves in their milk to prevent them from getting the Black-quarter (Called in some places the Blue-quarter)
    When a horse got internal worms fine furze was cut up and given to them to eat through pulped mangolds or oats or hay.
    A horse that got gripe was walked fairly hard with a quilt- or some other such cloth spread over his back.
    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
    86
    Address
    Listellick North, Co. Kerry