School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

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1. An Old Custom

   

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   An Old Custom.
   Years ago in Moville, many old customs were practised. Here is one.
   Long ago when a woman was going out and leaving her baby in its cradle, she would, before going out, place the tongs across the bottom of the cradle. She would do this to prevent the fairies interfering with her baby in her absence. People were long ago afraid of the fairies. The people believed that, when fairies saw the tongs, they got frightened and went away.
   Sheila Doherty
   Quay St.
   Moville.
   This story was told by:- Mrs. Armour
   C/O McKinney's Hotel,
   Moville.

   

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2. A Fairy Tale of Moville

   

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   A Fairy Tale of Moville. Gleneely is a townland about 3 miles from Moville. About sixty years ago, there lived a man in this Townland of Gleneely. He was a farmer. One day he went to dig potatoes and his children went out to gather them. When the children were finished gathering the potatoes, he sent them home. Suddenly he saw a fire in the field, he went to

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   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sheila Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Bun an Phobail, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Informant

   Mrs Faulkner

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baile an Eallaigh, Co. Dhún na nGall