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School: Carraigín (B.), Portláirge (roll number 15340)

Location:
Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 069

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    A disease known as “blackleg” is sometimes very prevalent in cattle. The people of this district have different ways of curing it. Some turn a sod upside down in the corner of the field in which the affect animal grazed. Others get the leg of a cow or calf that died with the disease and hang it up in the chimney. In some houses throughout the district this leg my still be seen in the chimney.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Madden
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    88