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    ringworm in days gone by.
    Another much used preparation was a mixture of rancid butter and blue-stone. This was applied to the afflicted person as an ointment over the sore.
    Gunpowder and butter mixed together and used as an ointment was also supposed to be effective.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. ringworm (~99)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bernard Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Dooish, Co. Donegal