School: Knockjames
- Location:
- Knockjames, Co. Clare
- Teacher: (name not given)
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A funny story.
Some years ago there lived near Feakle an old woman called Biddy Early.It was said that she had a magic bottle that she got from the fairies or the good people.Any per-son who was sick through the country were told that Biddy-Early would cure them.They used to bring presents to this old woman. The first thing she used to do is to look into the bottle to see if that pers-on was to live or die.If tha-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Digedan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Digedan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryulk Middle, Co. Clare
