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School: Tullyvin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 361

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    Ringworm; Sulphur, soot & lard mixed to a paste and spread on parts affected. Black pepper and margarine mixed to a paste and spread on the affected parts.
    Measles; Nettle -tea and whiskey mixed and taken as a drink.
    Burns; The cure is usually made by an old person and it contains a certain percentage of the following, fresh-butter, daisy-roots, bark of and dandelions. These are mixed together with a secret which the person will not devulge. Then all the things are boiled & it produces a fine salve which is put on the burn. The person who has
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Joseph Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullyvin, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Paddy Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnagran, Co. Cavan