School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)
- Location:
- Robertstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Duibhgeannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 216
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- (continued from previous page)The clay from over certain priests' graves cures the toothache by rubbing it on the tooth or gum. The candles which are distributed on St. Brigid's day are lighted and placed in the window during a thunderstorm to keep away the lightning and it is believed that the lightning would not dare to enter a house if one of these candle is lighted.
Under the thatch of a house in Newtown owned by Philip Fay are sixty-four crosses made in honour of St. Brigid by Mr. Fay and his mother.
There grows a large flowering herb in this locality and it is regarded by many people as a cure for a start in a cow. This herb which is called marsh mallice (marsh-mallow) grows to a height of two feet before it shoots out blue flowers(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Matthew O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drakerath, Co. Meath
