School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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    borrowed and something blue.

    Collected by: - Márie Ní Choisgle, Coad
    Told by: - John Costello, Coad, (her father)
    (58 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Long ago there was a woman living in the county (Clare) who was able to work magic. Her name was Biddy Early. One time a man went to her for a cure for himself and his son. The boy was unable to go so his father went. Biddy Early cured the father and gave him a bottle for his son.
    She asked him had he his “airgead crosa” and he said he had. She told him to put it under the bottle and mind it going over a certain gap. When he came to the gap he held the bottle tightly for fear he might slip, and so as he was about to go over the gap he felt something pulling him back but he got over safely and brought the cure home and his son was cured

    Collected by: - Nóra Ní Chasadaigh, Ballycashen
    Told by: - Mrs. Cassidy, Ballycashen, (her mother)
    (48 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Biddy Early (~186)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nóra Ní Chasadaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycasheen, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Cassidy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballycasheen, Co. Clare