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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 152

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    The old people would not let you throw out the water that you would wash your feet in at all,
    They would also not leave the house at night without a drink of clean water at night, because they say if the Good People came to the house, and not have a drink to get they would up set the house and it would be turned in the morning.
    When the old people be raking the fire at night they would always put the tongs the right hand
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Cornee, Co. Leitrim