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School: Granagh (B.), Brúgh Ríogh (roll number 9927)

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Granagh, Co. Limerick
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Ss. Ó Spiaráin
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  1. Story - Jack's Skin Goes with Him

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    Long ago there were two brothers. Their names were Jack and Bill. Bill got a boil on his leg. An old woman told him that if he got a piece of skin from his brother Jack it would cure the boil. Jack gave him the piece of skin and it grew over the boil and it boiled up. Jack went to America and was there for twenty years. Bill was married and had a big family. One day Bill and the neighbours were saving the hay and Bill found the boil getting sore again he pulled up his trousers and he saw the skin coming off and it fell towards the ground and when it was near the ground it disappeared. "Oh", he is dead said Bill. Next day they got an account that Jack was dead. They say that all his body had to go with him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Hannan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballinleeny, Co. Limerick