School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)
- Location:
- Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 06_001
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- (continued from previous page)The people get three saucers and put clean water in one and mixed water in the other and clay in the other. They put a clean cloth on your eyes and who ever would put their hand in the clean water would live a long life and who ever would put their hand in the mixed water would cross the water and in the clay would die before that year would be up.
If one stayed fishing all night November night you would not catch any fish. They are all turned into fairies and they are as plenty as the sand on the sea shore. If you had net or spear you couldn't catch any of them.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Egan
- Gender
- Female
