School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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- Matt Gargan had some cure. The person would have to go to him three times. The person would have to go to him two hours after midnight.
- The forge water is supposed to cure sore feet. If the sparks which fly from the red iron, hit the smith he will have good fortune.
- Collector
- Vincent Matthews
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bernard Matthews
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- The blacksmiths have leather aprons round them because the sparks that fall to the ground would burn them but the ones that fly would do no harm.