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School: Cluain (C.) (roll number 15443)

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Cloone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sholamháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 215

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    spilled or lost outside, their cattle would decrease in their supply of milk and butter, or perhaps they might lose a cow or calf through disease and it would be said the fairies took the animal.
    Long ago the people had all their harvest gathered at Hallow Eve and anything not gathered at that time was supposed to be destroyed by the fairies. It is also believed that the Holy Souls could move about freely on this night. It is said that there are ghosts out roaming the country on Hallow Eve night, and as a rule people do not like to be out late on this night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Margaret O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edergole, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Peter O' Carroll
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Edergole, Co. Leitrim