The Mull doctor cured a woman who had swallowed a frog.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
30 September 1968
Track ID
57460
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1968.241
Original Tape ID
Summary
The Mull doctor cured a woman who had swallowed a frog.
There was a famous doctor in Mull known as an t-Ollamh Muileach who was out on horseback when he passed by a group of women waulking cloth. He heard a woman singing and he could recognise that she had swallowed a frog. He was sent for soon after to help the woman. He lit a large fire and put a bowl of water beside her. He asked for meat and began roasting it on the fire. After a while the woman vomited and the frog came out of her stomach, caused by the heat of the fire and the smell of the meat.
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Island - Mull
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good