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School: Borrisoleigh (roll number 590)

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Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 193

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    This story comes from The Ragg.
    There was a woman who had a child very sick and she was up at night nursing it. One night at twelve o'clock she heard a voice at the window saying "Get Church ivy and (?) ham water". The woman got ivy at the church yard and water of "(?) ham" and made a poultice of them for the child and before the cocks crew that morning the child was well.
    Told by Tobias Tynan Aged 25 years
    Rathmoyne
    Borrisoleigh
    Michael Prior
    St Brigids Terrace
    Borrisoleigh
    October 3 1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Prior
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Tobias Tynan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    25
    Address
    Rathmoy, Co. Tipperary