School: St Columba's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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- Ben-weed
The ben-weed is believed to be the horse of the fairies. It is very unlucky to pull a ben-weed. In olden times many people saw the fairies sitting under the ben-weed on a moonlight night. In the country the old people still believe that the fairies come out on a moonlight and go for a ride on ben-weed. Where ben-weeds are growing the land is always bad.
Dandelion
The name given to the dandelion in the country around Buncrana is pistle bed. When you boil a dandelion and drink the juice it is a good cure for heart-failure. The children of Buncrana make curls out of the flower of the dandelion(continues on next page)
- Collector
- George Mc Groarty
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs N. Mc Groarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
