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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 10_026

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    Long ago the people used to say that the best one of their cows used to be taken away by the fairies and a bad one left in her place. Another old custom is to hang a horse-shoe or a donkeys shoe over the door. Never to leave a mare over the ground not even her bones.
    I heard above story from an old man called
    John Needham
    Cross
    Louisburgh
    Co Mayo
    (aged 90)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Morrison
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Needham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Cross, Co. Mayo