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School: Dún Flainn (roll number 9669)

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Doonflin Upper, Co. Sligo
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Seán Ó Maolagáin
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  1. Local Cures - Erysipelas

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    John Flynn, Glenn Easkey, Co. Sligo, and W. Coulter, Ross, Skreen, Co. Sligo, have the cure of Erysipelas or as it is better know by, the Rose. The cure is made by getting three pieces of butter from different women each named Mary. Then you bring it to the person who has the cure and he mixes it with herbs. The person has not to attend the curer: he can apply it himself. It has to be applied on Mondays and Thursdays at any time of the day from sunrise to sunset saying while doing it in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
    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. erysipelas (~99)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Davis
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leekfield, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skreen, Co. Sligo