School: Coolcappa, Árd-achadh (roll number 11955)
- Location:
- Coolcappagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Shíthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0501, Page 280
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- About 200 years ago there was a man whose name was John O'Donnell who lived at the Spa Ardagh. After doing a hard day's work he sat down beside a wall to rest himself and to sleep.
While he was asleep a lizard went into his mouth. When he awoke he felt very sick. He went home and could not eat. He went to all the doctors and no one of them could cure him.
He went to a man who had a charm and he told him to eat a red herring as salt as the sea, and then go and lie down beside the river and put his mouth over the water. He(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Sheehy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Ebzery
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykenry, Co. Limerick
