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School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)

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Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mary Greer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 197

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    “There was a man sitting at the table. He said God bless those little dishes, and God bless those little fishes, if they give us our belly full, it will be alright.”

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    There was a man sitting at the table. He said God bless those little dishes, and God bless those little fishes, if they give us our belly full, it will be alright.
    There are many lone bushes throughout the country. It is consider very unlucky to interfere with these. No thorns grow on a lone bush and it is supposed to be the hiding place of the fairy's purse. It is believed that the person who cuts a lone bush will go bald.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Belle Livingston
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Corrintra, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Tom Windrum
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Tullinearly, Co. Monaghan