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School: Tullybrack

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Tullybrack, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
F. Maguire
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  1. A Wonderful Belief

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    This account was given me by Johnny Fee (R.I.P.) Tullydermot, Swanlinbar.
    In his house, on November and May eves they always swept the hearth very clean and put bread on a plate with milk in a vessel on
    the hearth as offering to
    '' The Good People ''
    '' Do they ever take it '' ? I asked
    '' That's more than you or me or any man could tell, '' said Johnny
    '' For when they take it, its only the substance of it they take and it looks just the same as before.
    So in the morning we always burn what's left. ''
    That's not done in all the houses but in Johnny's house it had always been done he said
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    F. Maguire
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Tullybrack, Co. Cavan