School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mhathúna
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- Fifty years ago a man, whose name was Mr O'Mahony dwelt in Spike now a part of the townland of Dreenlomane. He used "set a charm" and cure a person or animal from "blood letting". He was the seventh son of the family.A cure for a head-ache or a safeguard to ward it off for the year is to rise early on "May morning" and -
"To wash your face in water that was never rained or run,
And dry it with a towel that was never wove or spun.Which of course meant to wash it with dew and to let the sun and wind dry it.- Collector
- Eileen Coughlan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr T. Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork