School: Aughclare
- Location:
- Aughclare, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M.E. Campbell
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- Years ago it was a custom with the old women to go to what ever mountain that was the nearest to them to get a certain plant called "Vervine" and when they would be pulling it the would say the folowing lines :-"Vervine, Vervine hire and renowned
'Twas on Mount Calvary you were first found
To cure the sick and heal the wound
In the name of Jesus I will pull you from the ground"This plant was supposed to cure many bodily ailments and the old people had a great belief in it.Another custom with old women was that if a young child was visiting their house and if the child was not left before dark the old people(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Maggie Walsh
- Gender
- Female
