School: Grangegeeth (roll number 2630)

Location:
Grangegeeth, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Seósaimhín, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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  1. There was a witch one time in Grangegeith and she used to come into a house on the Grange road. Every time she would come in they would have no butter on the milk. They put a cross of sticks under the churn and when she came in she had to go out again as she could not take the butter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grangegeeth, Co. Meath