Gilligín Gabhair = (? Gligín Geamhair) = Cuckoo-pint or Wild Arum = also locally "Weasel-poison" and I think it was to the scarlet berries of this plant that in my native place (Tiob. Ár) was applied the name "Whitten berries".

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Cromadh (B.) school (Croom, Co. Limerick) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0507/2/49

 Cromadh (B.) [Vol. 0507, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Limerick Schools

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Origin information
Croom, Co. Limerick
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 237-238
Volume 0507
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Folk medicine--Leigheas dúchasach
School location
Croom Cromadh Croom Croom Coshma Limerick
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4954771
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0507/2/49

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"Gilligín Gabhair = (? Gligín Geamhair) = Cuckoo-pint or Wild Arum = also locally "Weasel-poison" and I think it was to the scarlet berries of this plant that in my native place (Tiob. Ár) was applied the name "Whitten berries"."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4954771>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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