School: Clews' Memorial (roll number 15465)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire Ní Néill
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1 Garlic is a preventative for Black leg in young cattle Blackleg is a terrible disease which takes off young cattle inside of three hours.
2 Cure for a Cough
Pull nine or ten large roots of garlic or horse-radish. beat it with a mallet. Put into a pint of beer, and add to that a noggin of whiskey. Leave it to malt. This is a sure cure for a cough. [-]
3 Poultices of chickweed ?
4 Michael Cryan of Ballanultha has cure of sprain. He uses a straining thread. He cannot take money for the cure- Informant
- John Mc Garry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Sheegorey, Co. Roscommon