School: Anabla
- Location:
- Anablaha, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máighréad Ní Théacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0454, Page 101
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- (continued from previous page)water flowing near Headford to which people come every May-day. They wash their face and feet in the water and are sometimes cured of ailments. This stream was remarkable for cures in olden times. People tell of a man who had charms and cattle and horses were cured by him. This is the way he worked the charm. He at first made the sign of the cross. Then he said words which could not be understood. He then spat on the animal and it was cured in most cases.
- I live in the townland of Milleen and in the parish of Kilcummin (KIllarney). There are fifteen families in it and each family is rather respectable.
There are several new homes throughout this district. A few years ago the houses were mostly thatched but now there is only one thatched house here. Neither are there any ruins or forts around bit to the north of my house there is a very large stone called a "gaulan" and straight opposite it are there smaller ones(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Fleming
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milleen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Fleming
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Milleen, Co. Kerry
