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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Cill Áirne

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Cill Airne, Co. Chiarraí
Teachers:
An tSr. M. Déaglán An tSr. Marie Thérèse
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    was picked with the dew on it on May morning. These fairies came in the form of old hags, but the best way to keep them out was to spread primroses on the threshold.

    A student out of a certain college went learning his study up and down a field on May morning. All the people saw him and ran to kill him as they thought he was putting a spell on the herb. But a priest was passing and he told the people that the boy intended to do no harm and the people went home satisfied.

    Got from
    Mrs Kealy May 1938
    Barra Duv
    Killarney
    born and reared in Barra Duv
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    An Barr Dubh, Co. Chiarraí