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School: Cluain (C.) (roll number 15443)

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Cloone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sholamháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 204

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    A superstitious practice indulged in on these says was as follows. If a baby was left unattended in a cradle while the mother went out, she always put the kitchen tongs across the cradle; this was thought to thwart the fairies power, so that they could not take away the baby. A story is told in this connection, where a parent forgot to put the tongs across the cradle. She went out to the well for a bucket of water but on her return noticed the child whining and very sick. No cure or remedy seemed to do the child any good; it died, and of course it was then said "the good people" took it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edergole, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Peter Carroll
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Edergole, Co. Leitrim