School: Accony (roll number 5122)
- Location:
- Aghany, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0136, Page 323
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- (continued from previous page)should do. (Should) She told him that he would get no ease until he would take some of the stones out of the corners of the house and leave them in the place he got them in. He then went and he took out the stones and he left them in the place he got them in and from that day he got ease.
Long ago there was a man living in the village of Accony who used to make charms for a sore head. Mr. Pat Gaven was his name. When a person had a sore head they used to go to him. First of all he used to kneel down and take off his hat and whilst he did this he used to say some short prayers. After that he used to measure the head and he used to make the sign of the cross on the persons forehead and he used rub unsalted butter on the forehead.
- Collector
- Sarah Prendergast
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghany, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr James Prendergast
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghany, Co. Mayo
