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There lived in Larah a woman named Mary Fahy.

Abstract: Story collected by Mary King, a student at Druim an t-Seagail school (Ryehill Demesne, Co. Galway) from informant Michael Flaherty.

Original reference: 0083/1/23

 Druim an t-Seagail [Vol. 0083, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Galway Schools

COLLECTOR
King, Mary 
Gender
female
Age
14
Location
Corrafaireen (Townland) 
Monivea (Civil parish) 
Tiaquin (Barony) 
Galway (County) 
INFORMANT
Flaherty, Michael 
Gender
male
Age
70
Location
Corrafaireen (Townland) 
Monivea (Civil parish) 
Tiaquin (Barony) 
Galway (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Druim an t-Seagail  [duchas:4597560]

15/3/38

There lived in Larah a woman named Mary Fahy. She was 60 years of age and she could cure any kind of sickness. She is dead now. 

One day she was called to Fordes in Currafaireen to cure a cow that was sick and there was a girl sick in the same house also. When she came to the house she asked the people of the house which would they rather the cow to be cured or the girl to be cured, and the people said that they would rather the girl to be cured. Mary Fahy then milked the cow and gave the milk to the girl to drink. The girl was cured and the cow died a few days after that.

Resource description

Origin information
Ryehill Demesne, Co. Galway
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 032
Volume 0083
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire Ní -- Uigín, Seosamh P. Ó h -- Uigín, Áine Ní Eimhirín.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
diviners   linked data (afset)
Soothsayers--Lucht feasa
School location
Ryehill Demesne Droim an tSeagail Ryehill Demesne Monivea Tiaquin Galway
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4631334
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0083/1/23

Suggested credit
"There lived in Larah a woman named Mary Fahy."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_4631334>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Máire Ní -- Uigín, Seosamh P. Ó h -- Uigín, Áine Ní Eimhirín.
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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