School: Ballycumber (C.)
- Location:
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Fenelon
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- Nettles: When you get a sting of a nettle a dock leaf will cure it bu you must say "Docken Docken sure me for a nettle's stung me". Netles are given to young turketsy and the old people use to boil young nettles long ago and eat them.
- The "Buacailleen Buidhe" is found in bad land. The fairies are supposed to ride the "Buachailleen Buidhe" at night.
- Dandelions: This is the cure for diabetes. If they want the medicine strong they boil the roots and if they want it weak they boil the leaves.Garlic: Wild garlic grows in the ditches and if eat it, it give the milk and butter a taste
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- Collector
- Margaret Guinan
- Gender
- Female