School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    The old people are afraid of the fairies, but now it is only a pastime for the children to be playing games. All the people in the district never stays out late on November's night, because it is said that the fairies are out.
    There are three saucers left in the table. In one of them there is clay put and in the next one water, and in the next one a beads.
    Some person in the house, puts his finger into one saucer. If he leaves his finger in the saucer where the clay is, he would
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Martyn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr P. Martyn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Mulroog West, Co. Galway