School: Littlewood, Coolkenna
- Location:
- Killabeg, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: John Sargent
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0922, Page 283
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- (continued from previous page)The water from boiled ivy leaves to clean dark clothes.
To stop bleeding - Put a cobweb on the cut
' ' ' nose ' ' Put a cold stone on the back of the neck
Use of Frog : A Frog is put down a cow's throat when the cows has a scum on its stomach The Frog tears off this scum
Use of Grass Mouse A grass mouse is put down a cow's throat to cure a Dry Murrain (constipation)
If a cow is put dry in the morning when her time comes to calve it will happen before twelve at night Thus, saving staying up all night)
To cure the Blane in Cattle _ Cut the ear to make it bleed afresh.(continues on next page)
