School: Barrachadhbhile, An Sciobairín
- Location:
- Bauravilla, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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- In my father's farm there is a little well called "Tobairin na bfairine". It is situated in the centre of a rock. There is a cure for warts in it.
In olden times any person who had warts would not be allowed go to England or America or to any other country. When a person had warts he used to come to the well and wash them in the water.
The cloth used when washing them should be left in the well. Then the warts should be carefully counted and for each wart a Hail Mary should be said. Then a small stone should be taken from the field and a cross for each warth should be made on the rock of the well.
Now there was a girl who live in Lissane who wanted to go to America and having a lot of warts she would not be allowed go. She came to the well and washed them several times but in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pearl Collins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Michael Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Cork
