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People believed running water would protect them from spirit...

Fieldworkers
Date April 1964
Track ID 18588
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1964.017.A14

Original Tape ID

SA1964.017

Summary

People believed running water would protect them from spirits, and in healing properties of water from the meeting of three burns.

People believed that if there was running water between a person and a ghost or evil spirit he would be safe. They also believed that water from the place where three burns met would cure ailments. The contributor has never heard of pouring water over silver as a cure.

Recording Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Killin

Village/Place - Killin

Item Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Dull

Village/Place - Camserney

Language

English

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good