School: Leitre (roll number 16164)

Location:
Lettera, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Reachtaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 069

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 069

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  3. XML “Scéalta Crábhaidh”
  4. XML “Gnása Crábhaidh”
  5. XML “Raths and Forts”

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  1. The first time a person sees a new moon he blesses himself. When a person sees a star falling he says, Mo aman do Dia is do Mhuire. The people also say when they see a star falling that somebody is dying and that his soul is going to God.
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  2. In many places in Ireland there are raths and forts. The old people say that there are fairies in the now. Some nights when people go out they see
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Glynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lettera, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr James Glynn
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male