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School: Tullybrack

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Tullybrack, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
F. Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 027

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 027

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  1. Folk Tale - The Stray Sod

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    This belief is everywhere around here.
    There are '' stray sods ''
    When a person is out at night if he stands on such a sod he goes astray and loses all idea of direction so that he wanders hopelessly around generally till morning.
    Sometimes in his wanderings he may reach a road or house and then he is all right.
    It is helpful, if such should happen to you, to take off your coat and turn it inside out and wear it thus.
    That is the only hope of undoing the charm.
    Tom Dolan of Altaturham stood on a ''stray sod one evening when he was searching for his cattle.
    Next evening he was out wandering around Florence court some 14 miles away.
    The '' Stray
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    F. Maguire
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Tullybrack, Co. Cavan