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School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

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Duckstown, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Agnes O' Grady
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    that the man drove away and the girls finished milking. About two days after Margaret got ill and over night at midnight the man used to ride to Margaret's window. Her mother got troubled and some one advised her to go to Biddy Early, a witch in Clare. So a messenger was sent, and brought the news that Margaret's mother was to hold out her apron and whatever should fall into her apron should be boiled and the juice of it given to Margaret. The mother did so and Margaret was cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlís Ní Gráda
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Martin Moylan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyallinan South, Co. Limerick