Gillahan, Dolly, 1907-
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Dolly Gillahan discusses folklore and folk medicine in the Land Between the Lakes region of Kentucky. She describes home cures and remedies and the role of superstition and tradition involved with marriages, deaths and illness. She explains dreams and visions in regard to weather forecasting and prophecy. Gillahan further discusses the practice of the arts and crafts in the region, the construction of log buildings, farm life and food preservation. She concludes explaining how she organized the first Parents Teachers Association in the Fenton, Kentucky.
From the description of Oral history interview with Dolly Gilllahan [sound recording], 1976 July 14 (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 557091805
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Subjects:
- Teachers
- County life
- Folklore
- Traditional medicine
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Places:
- Fenton (Ky.) (as recorded)
- Kentucky--Trigg County (as recorded)
- Kentucky (as recorded)
- Land Between the Lakes (Ky. and Tenn.) (as recorded)
