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School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

Location:
Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 055

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    and a quenched coal and roll the salt and coal up in the paper and tie it on to the child's clothes because they believed if that was not done the child would be brought away by the fairies.
    Another custom which is kept in every house in this parish is this: when churning is being made, if any person is in he helps a short time with the churning before he goes out, because it is believed if that was not done he would bring all the butter with him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita O' Donohoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo