School: Skerdagh, Newport (roll number 3905)
- Location:
- Skerdagh Lower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: James Deffely
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- XML “A Cure for a Cow in the Fairies”
- XML “A Cure for a Cow with a Swelled Stomach”
- XML “The Worm Knot”
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A woman was one day going through the fields with a child on her back. After a time she noticed the child chewing something She took it and saw that it was an eve stone which the fairies had thrown at the child - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- The Worm Knot
If a cow or a horse or any other animal was attacked with a severe pain it was believed to be caused by a worm which was knotted in the cows intestines. To effect a cure a piece of string should be taken and it should be knotted in the shape of the figure 8 over the animals back. Then by twisting one end of the string through the loops of the knot and by(continues on next page)