School: Cora Caitlín (B.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 064
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“Biddy Early lived in the parish of Feakle for many years.”
Biddy Early lived in the parish of Feakle for many years. People from long distances came to her to get cured.
She had a bottle in which she kept the cure. She gave some of it contents to sick people. She kept this bottle very safe with her.
She told the that if they passed a certain cross the person would be cured. Very seldom they would pass the place without getting hurt.
There was once a man by the name of John Fitzgerald. He live at Mona-fola. His mother was very ill. He went too Biddy Early to get the cure. She told him if he passed Bally-car cross his mother would be cured.
When he was passing the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Mach Eochaidh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Feather Henchy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathfolan, Co. Clare