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School: Cnoc Breac

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New Inn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0289

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    When the fairies wanted to get food they would go into the fields and take some corn and potatoes and when they wanted milk they would go to the cow and milk her. The fairies were heard changing but they were not seen.
    When people were churning long ago and if the butter was slow in coming they would say that the fairies had taken it. When the fairies are passing through the meadow some of the hay would go up in the air and the old people would say "Beannacht leat
    Kathleen Ryan
    New Inn
    Woodlawn
    Thomas Melody 75
    Corrabane
    New Inn
    Co. Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    New Inn, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway