School: Mullagh (B)
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Drury
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- (continued from previous page)A person born on Whit Sunday or during Whit week was called a "kinkasheen" and was supposed to have the "evil eye". It was said they could "overlook" anything they laid their eyes upon and that it withered away and died. But if a green sod was placed over the person or animal overlooked no evil results would follow.A piece of eel skin wound over the wrist was a cure for "thaula"
- Collector
- James Drury
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62