School: Cill Phian
- Location:
- Ardnagor, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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- (continued from previous page)out and leaving a baby after her in the cradle she would leave a [?] in the cradle so that the fairies would not bring the baby. At night going to bed to the people they would put the stool upside down in the cradle afraid a fairy child would be in it in the morning.It is believed that if a person put a bag on the roof of a house on that night before May Day, and if he took it down again before sunrise, and if any animal had a pain this bag would cure it. It is called the "May brac" nó brac na bealteaine.When a person would have finished a churning he would take a bit of the butter and put it over the fár-doras so that the fairies would not bring the butter.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Carabine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathroe, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Meerin
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathroe, Co. Mayo