School: Ballycumber (C.)
- Location:
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Fenelon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 332
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- (continued from previous page)they used to get a dirty cobweb and put it on the cut and this was supposed to be a very good cure.
- Toothache:
Very few people suffered from toothaches long ago, but anyone that did went to the "Blessed Well".
This well called Saint Brigid's well is situated in a field in Castletown. People had great belief in it. They washed the tooth with the water and said some prayers. Before leaving they left some article behind them as a token. There are certain days to go there also. This well is there yet. - Collector
- Margaret Kelly
- Gender
- Female
