School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

Location:
Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 330

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  1. The cure of the boil is got by getting a leaf called locally "Croagh Pádraig" or St. Patrick's Leaf. This leaf, is green and is about half the size of a dock-leaf. The seven veins which the leaf contains are fist cut out. Then the leaf is made smooth, and warmed to the fire and put on the boil.
    The cure of the burn of made by getting lime-juice and putting it on the burn.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Milmoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilronan, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Milmoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Kilronan, Co. Roscommon