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School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

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Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 229

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    bring bad luck. The fairies are supposed to have an underground tunnel, between every two whitethorn bushes.
    If a person who has warts finds a rock with three holes in it and each hole containing water, if they dipped the part affected in each hole the wart would wither away.
    They would have to find the rock when not looking for it.
    Long ago the people wore pieces of black cloth inside their shawls.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. accessories (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway