School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)
- Location:
- Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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- (continued from previous page)was a needle stuck in her head and her mother sent her down to bed and after a while she died, and the old people say, that you should not throw out water without saying "thúgh thúgh uisge sally" and, if you say that, the old people say that if the fairies are in your way. There was a young child and she was out and the day was hot and the child fell asleep and it is said that the fairies came and brought her and there was a horseshoe left in her place until they had done with her and then they left her back and the old people say that if the fairies bring you they will have you when you die and the old people say that when you sneeze you should "God bless us" or the fairies will have you when you die
- Collector
- Tessie Mullaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carricknagrip, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Hanoria Gillhooley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Carricknagrip, Co. Sligo
