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School: Killyon

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Killyon, Co. Offaly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0822, Page 003A

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    Say "There are no such things as fairies" then a fairy dies.
    When speaking of fairies if you do not wish them to hear you mention the day of the week thus - "Today is --- I hope the fairies don't hear us."
    An old man at the time of Anglo Irish Treaty when he heard of lunches said "If you eat with the fairies the fairies have you." That is if the fairies ever brought anyone away, that person could return if he did not eat anything the fairies gave him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English