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People who had the evil eye were regarded as witches.

Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID 18551
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1964.017.A8

Original Tape ID

SA1964.017

Summary

People who had the evil eye were regarded as witches.

Certain people were thought to have the evil eye. The contributor was afraid of them as a child, and was told not to interfere with them. They were believed to put spells on cattle. Farm animals were made to pass through a fire to protect them from this. People with the evil eye were believed to be witches. The contributor had heard of a case where a cow was not giving milk and people thought the evil eye had been put on it.

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