School: Cliffoney (B.) (roll number 13882)
- Location:
- Cliffony, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Patrick Mc Hugh
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- When I was a youngster, my Mother used often tell us and we sitting around the fire about the fairies, or "good people" as she used to call them.
She called them the "good people" because she, as well as everybody else, who spoke about them called them by this name, because they were afraid that if they did not praise them, they might do them some harm.
She said that there were many places in the Parish of Ahamlish, Barony of Carbury, Co Sligo where they lived. She did not tell me or any of the family where these places were. I think the reason was that she was afraid that we might go to them if we knew the exact positions.
I remember her saying that one time some people were building(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Cliffony, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Pat Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo
