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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

Location:
Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 079

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  1. A Lone Bush

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    There is a lone bush growing in my land. Old people say it is not lucky to interfere with a lone bush. It is growing in the middle of the field and no other bush near it. It is a fairly big bush. One time a man went to cut a branch from it and a thorn flew into his eye. He lost the sight of his eye. The fairies are supposed to sleep under that bush when there is a stormy night. It is a black thorn bush and sloes grow on it every year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Janie Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Corcoran
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford