School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- An Carbad Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)Before midnight all the people opened the windows in their houses, because they thought that the fairies would have revenge on them some time or other If they did not let them in.
They used to think that it was not right to be without water in the night. There is a story told about a family that was without water one November's night. A woman came in during the night with a baby.She looked for water to wash the baby but found none. She at once went to the room and killed the baby that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tessie Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Ráth Bhán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Patrick Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cartún, Co. Mhaigh Eo
