School: Bailieboro (C.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 167
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“About seventy or eighty years ago, a couple of young lads attended a bonfire on 'Bonfire Night' in a country district a couple of miles from Bailieboro.”
(continued from previous page)her across the country for miles. She jumped over hedges and ditches, and at last she disappeared from their view. They believed that she as a fairy.
- Once upon a time there was a man and he had conacre. He was going for the cows and crossing a gap he saw a hay rope and he said "this will be useful to me some day." He took it home with him and threw it up on the loft. The woman of the house started to churn, and all of a sudden the churn was full of butter and they did not know what to do. There was a man and he knew all about witches. They sent for the man and he said, "Have you any -(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr P. Clarke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
