School: Carrickerry, Árd-achadh (roll number 11281)
- Location:
- Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0487, Page 462
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- On St Martins Night November 11th our ancestors used to kill a goose saturated tow with its blood. This was kept during the following year. If any one in the house got a pain in his side this was put to it and he was cured. The belief was that when Our Lord was on earth. He went into a house where a man had a pain in his side. Our Lord told him to use the blood of the goose as related above and immediately he was cured.
It was a local belief that blood should be shed on St Martin's Eve. If the people had not any fowl or small animal such as a kid from which to draw the blood, they would prick some part of their bodies generally the finger and allow the blood to flow freely for some time.
- Collector
- Ellie Scanlan
- Gender
- Female
