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Béal Átha Fhínín, Co. Chorcaí
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Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 041

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    Some believed, even thirty or forty years ago, that the fairies would take away little boys and leave in their stead ailing complaining creatures that would die after a short while. The boys used to wear girs' clothes until they were three or four or more.
    Another plan they had to defeat the fairies was this - níghdís eadach an bpáistí [?] - so I heard. That was long ago.
    It was thought wrong to meddle with a lios. Whoever did so met some misluck. That's why so many liosa have been preserved I suppose. Some people even wouldn't like to till a field where there was a lios.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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