School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)
- Location:
- Coill an Dúin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Padhraic Maguidhir
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- (continued from previous page)the house. When young children go visiting to some friends some one ties a black coal or a piece of an iron in the corner of his pocket so that the fairies could not take him away. They also say that when the cat has his face washed who over he looks at first will be the first to die. There is always a red string tied to the cows tail so that the fairies can not take the good ones away.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridgie Morrison
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Needham
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- An Chrois, Co. Mhaigh Eo