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Cure of the Feirsey In Horses

Abstract: Story collected by Patrick J. Clarke, a student at Ballinamona school (Ballynamona, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 1007/1/33

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The Cure of the Feirsey In Horses [duchas:5066220]

In this parish of Moybollogue there is a man living namel Robert Reilly known as in his district as Roby who can cure a disease in horses known as the Feirses horses gets swollen in the body and sometimes in the legs and joints ant it is told that Roby when making the cure puts the animal in a house and fasts him and goes around him three times and whispers something in his ears.
   He comes three times and after the third visit the horse gets better and the people say that his cure was never known to fail and the horse would be as strong as ever Roby never told anyone but it is believed he got the cure from his grandfather years ago Roby would never take any money or go into the house of the owner at all at the time of making the cure.

Origin information
Ballynamona, Co. Cavan
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 039
Volume 1007
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Michael Mc Keon.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Animals--Diseases
Farcy--Fothach
School location
BallynamonaBallynamonaMoybolgueClankeeCavan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5097327
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1007/1/33

Suggested credit
"The Cure of the Feirsey In Horses"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5097327>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Michael Mc Keon.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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