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   The neighbour advised him to bring back this stranger and to get him say "God bless them" to the bonhams. Graney did as he was afvised and no more of them died.

   

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   “For burns a very good cure is slawnas and lard.”

   

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   For Bruns a very good cure is slawnas and lard. Slawnas is the plant called te Blakchead, not the sort found in meadows but that with seeds on top of the stem. The slawnas is to the shopped fine and the lard is to be boiled before mixing. For Ringworm. A copper penny is placed in a tumbler and half a cup of vinegar is poured over it. This is allowed to

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)
            1. medicine for human sicknesses
               1. burns (~116)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Dunmore, Co. Galway

   Informant

   John Robinson

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   68

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Killimor, Co. Galway