School: Gráinleathan (C.) (roll number 15664)
- Location:
- Garranlahan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Uaithne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0247, Page 152
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- (continued from previous page)ashes, you are supposed, to throw away the luck, if you are giving milk, to a neighbour, its not lucky to give it, on May day.
Some people watch, for a foot print, on the hearth, if it faces the fire, there is somebody, coming into the house. Before the year is out, and if it faces, the door, there is somebody dying. The fairies move about from forth to forth, they hold parties, and if you passed, through them, you would be put astray, or you would be brought, in the "Good People", the person who is brought go a little bit silly, and very soon dies. some people are able to steal, the butter, from you, they watched the cow, on a May morning, when she got up to eat grass, and the first bit of mud that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Lisnagroob, Co. Roscommon
