School: Castlefin (2)

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1. Prophecies Which Have Come True (continued)

   

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   coaches would run without horses; and the coaches (w) were none other than the motor-cars.
   There was a stone up at Cor-Cullain in Tinny's land, and the people of Castlefin prophecied that when this stone would fall, three of the Tinny family would die, and so it happened.

   

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2. Cures

   

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   There are some people around this distrect of Castlefinn who can cure certain diseases of the human body and these people do a lot of good amongst those who believe in cures. Mrs Hepburn can cure rose or erysipelas (?) by giving an ointment which must be made before the sun rises. She can

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Elma Nelson

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Castlefinn, Co. Donegal