School: Cluain Uí Chuinn (roll number 5844)
- Location:
- Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 318
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“In old times fairies were often seen kicking football and people used to play with them.”
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Before milking they used to go three times under a blackberry bush in the name of the devil. People put a coal under the churn for baffling the fairies also.
An old custom.
When retiring for the night people always sweep the floor, leave some fire lit and a can of clean water inside. The fairies then never do any harm to the house.
- Informant
- Mrs Kiely
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Martry, Co. Roscommon