School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (roll number 5215)
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: John McGee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0146, Page 279
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“People long ago believed that the fairies used to steal babies.”
(continued from previous page)after him, but when she got outside the fairy man had disappeared, she returned sadly to the house thinking that her own baby was lost for ever. But to her great surprise there was her own baby laughing and gurgling up to her. Her own baby was back on the cradle again.
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“Long ago people believed that if a corpse was not well watched before the burial the fairies would take it.”
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- Mr Farmer
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocklehaugh, Co. Mayo