School: Ballycumber (C.)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Chomair, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: Mrs Fenelon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 297
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- Eileen Currums
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- The "Buacailleen Buidhe" is found in bad land. The fairies are supposed to ride the "Buachailleen Buidhe" at night.
- Dandelions: This is the cure for diabetes. If they want the medicine strong they boil the roots and if they want it weak they boil the leaves.Garlic: Wild garlic grows in the ditches and if eat it, it give the milk and butter a taste
- Garlic: Garlic grows wild in the fields. It is used as a preventive against black leg in cattle. It grows like a stalk with an onion like top.(continues on next page)
