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School: Anach (roll number 13630)

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Annagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Bhanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 483

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    in case the fairies would want it before the morning.
    Some women if they had a baby they would not leave him alone without the tongs across on the cradle. This was supposed to keep the fairies from taking the child.
    Another "piseóg" was that if a cow was calving a red rag should be tied on her tail to keep her from harm.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Lang
    Gender
    Male