School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 09_004
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- 1. There is a man living in "Cnuic Meadha" who works a Charm to cure Rheumatism.
While he is making up the ointment he puts away the household so that they will not see him at work. When he has the ointment made up he will know if it will cure the person or not.
Some people do not like to get him to cure them for they say his work is unnatural work. He charges very dear when he comes to cure a person.When a person has the Whooping Cough it may be cured on meeting a rider(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Fordham
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Daniel Fordham
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Kilcolgan, Co. Galway
