School: Bán Riabhach, Old Leighlin
- Location:
- Baunreagh, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 070
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- (continued from previous page)Many people stand in great awe of these forts and would go any distance at night to avoid passing by them. In the summer time there is often a gale of wind called a fairy blast" It will take anything such as hay or corn that it meets in its path. People are not supposed to bring back the hay or corn as they say the fairies want it and will have their revenge. Many instances are known of people who were cursed through incurring the displeasure of the fairies. In olden times the teacher used to tell the children to bless themselves when they would see the blasts coming and to let a straw or something go with it and to say "God speed all travellers". Long ago the fairies often used take healthy children and leave weak ones in their places. No mother would let her child sleep out for fear of the fairies or "good people" as they are sometimes called. Nowadays when we see a small stunted or puny person we say "He is gone in the fairies". If you do not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Mc Donald
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Oldleighlin, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Miss K. Mc Donald
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Oldleighlin, Co. Carlow
