At air agh ga leigheas le ceann nathrach.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
09 January 1959
Track ID
65602
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1959.2.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
A swelling on a heifer cured with a snake's head.
When the contributor was a boy he saw a swelling on a young heifer. A woman tried to cure it with water which had been poured over silver, and also by tying a red thread round the animal and reciting a verse, but neither worked. A neighbour suggested that the animal had been bitten by a snake, and brought a snake's head. After this was rubbed on the affected area, the heifer got better.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Skye
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Skye
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good