School: Kiffa
- Location:
- Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Helen Dinneen
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- (continued from previous page)Cure for Scabs on Sheep. No. 75.
Soak tobacco in water and rub the liquid on the sore.Cure for Red-water in Cattle. No. 76.
Get a glass of paraffin oil and put it in milk and give to the animal.
Cure for colds. No. 77.
Eat onions. - Cure for toothache. No.78.
Burn a piece of brown paper and while it is burning blow it out and draw the smoak into your mouth and leave it in it for as long as you can.
Cure for asthma. No.79.
Melt a piece of nitre in some water and then put a piece of brown paper in it and let it soak then take it out and let it dry then burn it and while it is burning draw in the smoak into your mouth.- Collector
- Cherry J. Gordon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graddum, Co. Cavan
- Cure for Stys. No. 80.
Rub the sty with a gold ring.
Cure for Wild-fire. No. 81.
Rub the sore with a gold ring.