School: An Clochar, Béal an Átha Móir (roll number 13614)

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1. A Fairy Story (continued)

   

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   and put it up for auction. It was bought by a man from Cootehill who took it away and the next day it back at Billie's door as fresh as ever.

   Almost in despair, Mrs Smith went to the wise woman, Polly Roe, of "Slieve Beagh", who lived in a little cabin, at the foot of the mountain, and who was supposed to have the "second sight".

   She told Mrs. Smith to get three leaves of the hazel bush at the foot of glough's big stone, three heads of clover by carrickmaculla rock and three haws of the lone bush of Knochboy to boil all in a naggin of ass's milk and give the liquid to her eldest son to drink and send him to gowney fort where he must place teh sod back in position. In the meantime Mrs Smith was asked one day by one of her neighbours for the loan of the mule to bring a load of flax to the mill and she obliged.

   Mrs Smith sent her boy as she was told and (an) when he stooped down to do his work he heard a voice saying "He won't break into our home again He is"

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bernadette Wisley

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   12

   Address

   Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Mrs B. Wisley

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   38

   Address

   Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim