Healing wells in the Rhins of Galloway supposed to cure whoo...
Fieldworkers
Date
August 1972
Track ID
30769
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1972.155.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
Healing wells in the Rhins of Galloway supposed to cure whooping cough; origin of Devil's Brig place-name.
Jack MacQueen mentions Peter's Paps, a spring supposed to cure whooping cough. The Misses McGaw mention the Devil's Brig, where the cure for the whooping cough was to hold the person upside down to take the water. The Devil's Brig is so called from a rock formation that looks like a face.
Recording Location
Village/Place - Galloway
Item Location
County - Wigtownshire
Parish - Kirkmaiden
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good