School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- An Carbad Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- Long ago the people believed very much in fairies A story is told about a family who believed very much in fairies
One night a family was without water They knew that this was wrong but they were too lazy to bring in any water. They went to bed that night without bringing in the water. During the night a woman came into the house carrying with her a baby. She searched the house for water but in vain found none.
She went to where the youngest child was and washed the other baby in its blood and dried it in its night dress. In the morning they found a dead child(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cartún, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mrs Lynn
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cartún, Co. Mhaigh Eo
