School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 298
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- The Fairy Man Griffin lives beyond Coolcullen. He is noted for curing several deseases that the doctors could not cure.
He is a small black man with a long black beard. He lives in a small little house, with a dark lane leading in. He is a Protestant. Some people say that it is by the power of the devil he cures, more say that he has a good knowledge of herbs. He is about 55 years of age.
If you went to him for a cure, he goes into a room, shuts the doors and windows and goes down in a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lily Power
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coan, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Coan, Co. Kilkenny
