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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 16_010

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  1. Cailleach Chonamara

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    When a child is born that calleach will be killen herself or hanging herself or drownding herself or something and what ever she is at time that child will get that death.
    A woman went once for her brother that was sick. When she went in to cailleachs house the cailleach would not let her sit down but asked her what did she want. The woman told her that her brother was sick and that they were not able to cuar him. The cailleach roled something up in a paper
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. hags (~139)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Corrigan
    Gender
    Female