School: Bailieboro (Model)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ó Dubhda
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10. If you rub a sting of a bee with ink it would cure it.
11. A cure for a burn is to rub it well with soap.
12. A cure for a corn is to boil ivy leaves and put it on it.
13. To rub a stone on a lump and then wet the stone the lump would go down immediately.
14. If you drink donkey's milk it would cure bronchitis.
15. The sap of a dock is good for the sting of a nettle
Mr C McCartney,
Pottle
Bailieborough
Co.CavanLocal wedding customs
Marriages frequently take place before lent and advent.
Some people prefer the month of June and September.
The bride thinks it lucky to have something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue on her wedding day as it is an old custom.
Another custom is when the couple is
- Marriages frequently take place before lent and advent.
Some people prefer the month of June and September.
The bride thinks it lucky to have something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue on her wedding day as it is an old custom.
Another custom is when the couple is(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs T.R. Coote
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnalea, Co. Cavan
