School: Béal Átha Grean (roll number 9820)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Grean, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Cuill
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- (continued from previous page)law. She told her of a herb that had wonderful curing powers, but she would not show her the herb.The daughter in law begged her to show it to herAt last she consented to show her the herb. She warned her however that the herb would cure a certain terrible disease, whoever pulled it would die within the year.The old cure woman died and sometime after a neighbouring woman was ill of this disease. The daughter in law remembered the herb but she also remembered the penalty for the one who would pull the herbAt last she thought of a plan She tied a cord to the old cock's leg and the other end of cord to the herb. Then she dug around the herb to loosen it(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Ned Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Croichtín, Co. Luimnigh