School: Ballycumber (C.)
- Location:
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Fenelon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 331
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- Wild fire:The blood of a Digan or a Fitzgerald cures Wild Fire.
- Sty: If you point gooseberry thorn to your eye nine times it will cure the sty.
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- Collector
- Mary Geraghty
- Gender
- Female
- Ringworm;
The seventh son in any family is supposed to be able to cure ringworm. There must be seven sons in succession wihout any daughter in between.Burns:
Any person that licks an Alps Luaire has a cure for a burn. It you get him to lick a burn it will be cured. If you steep roach lime and take the scum of it, it will cure a burn.Cuts: Long ago if people had cuts(continues on next page)
