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1. Tubberailbe

   

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   Tubberailbe is the name of a graveyard about four miles from Kilmurry School. A saint by the name of Ailbe there at one time.
   One day as the saint was praying she became very thirsty and could no water to drink. She started to pray for water and before she had finished a fountain sprang up beside her. the well is there yet. It is from the well and Ailbe the graveyard got its name.

   

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2. An Old Cure

   

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   A weed called the comomile is a great cure for all sorts of rash. In Spring a yellow flower comes out on this and remains on it untill Autumn then I it falls off. The weed is not used untill it is of a golden colour. The flower is gathered and boiled first. The juice that remains is boiled with a little water and sugar. It is to be taken as possible twice a day for a week or less.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)
   2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Dan Devany

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rathfuadagh, Co. Roscommon