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Healing wells in the Rhins of Galloway supposed to cure whoo...

Date August 1972
Track ID 30769
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1972.155.A3

Original Tape ID

SA1972.155

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

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good