Long ago people were more superstitious than at the present day and the selection of a site for a house was the subject of much discussion as to lucky or unlucky places.

Story collected by John Hanley, a student at Sceachánach Beag, Dún ar Aill school (Skahanagh Beg, Co. Cork) from informant Mrs Richard Hanley.

本故事由约翰·汉利（John Hanley）采集，他就读于坐落于爱尔兰科克郡（Co. Cork）斯凯恩纳赫贝格（Sceachánach Beag，英文译名为Skahanagh Beg）的邓阿尔艾尔学校（Dún ar Aill School），本次采集的信息提供者为理查德·汉利夫人。