School: Baile Stiabhna, Askeaton (roll number 7900)
- Location:
- Ballysteen, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Shúilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)shake holy water on the stock. There are no stories about horses or other animals. The calls for turkeys are "bia, bia" for hens "Tuc Tuc" for ducks "Feed, Feed" for cattle "Twet, Twet" for geese "Baddy, Baddy".When hatching eggs are being put down a mark is put on them. The eggs should never be put down after they come a long journey.Patrick Manning
BallynorthFrom John Manning age 50
Ballynorth - There are many fairy forts in this district. There is a bank of earth or stones or bushes around each and some of them are in view of each other.It is said that the Danes built them and they put a river around them so that no would go in only themselves. Red and blue lines were seen from fort to fort.A man was working near a fort in Mitchelstown and he heard music inside and he went nearer to it and he heard the nicest music he ever heard (before). A baby was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nina Holland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortnagranagher, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John Holland
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Moig, Co. Limerick