School: Belturbet (B)
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: J. Mc Govern
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- (continued from previous page)Dockens are used for taking the sting of a nettle out and when you are holding them to the sting say,
Docken docken in and out take the sting of a nettle out.
If you do not I will cut your throat, docken docken in and out.
Vegetate is good for pigs, horses and cattle. Comfroy is good for curing.
Dandelion is used for giving to chickens and hens. - John Nailius was supposed to be a great footballer when he was young. It is said that when his team was loosing a match out in the field that he took a free from the fifty yards line and burst the ball into two halves. He put one half of it over the bar and the other half under it. He scored(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seoirse O' Keeffe
- Gender
- Male