School: Garrdha Clochair
- Location:
- Garrycloher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: H. Ó Cionnaoith
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Herb Woman
Not many years ago a man named Mike Duggan lived in Ballydrehid, a few miles north-west of Cahir and one day he fenced a passage in the mountain which was leading to a graveyard.
Not many days after he fell sick and though his wife sent, in turn, for several doctors they could do nothing for him.
A man that was living near Duggan's drove Mrs. Duggan to a herb-woman who was living near Mount Mellaray.
When the old woman saw here she said :-
"I know what's the matter with you. Your old husband fenced a passage that was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcommon More (North), Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Con Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcommon More (North), Co. Tipperary
