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School: Broca

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Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
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T. Ó Chioráin S. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 434

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    and shared with her husband. it was found to give immediate relief.
    For cure of erysipelas (?)
    Get a quantity of crowsfoot or 'fear a bán' {common garden weed} and cut it or mince it as fine as powder. When this is done through put it into a porringer of melted butter. Keep simmering until the 'fear a bán' has completely dissolved and become part of the liquid.
    Then allow to cool and solidify and store it up as lard for example. This taken by patient cures him.
    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
    S Ó Gallchobhair
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Collector
    T. Ó Chioráin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Mr Matthew Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sranagross, Co. Leitrim