They say that if you make a garter of eel-skin and wear it that it will banish cramp from the leg.

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Cromadh (B.) school (Croom, Co. Limerick) from informant Denis Lyons.

Original reference: 0507/2/15

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County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Limerick Schools

INFORMANT
Lyons, Denis
Gender
male
Age
40
Location
Croom (Civil parish)
Coshma (Barony)
Limerick (County)

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Origin information
Croom, Co. Limerick
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 211
Volume 0507
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Traditional medicine   linked data (lcsh)
Folk medicine--Leigheas dúchasach
Animals--Folklore
Animal-lore--Seanchas ainmhithe
Informant location
CroomCromadhCroomCroomCoshmaLimerick
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4954418
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0507/2/15

Suggested credit
"They say that if you make a garter of eel-skin and wear it that it will banish cramp from the leg."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_4954418>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail.
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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