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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

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Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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    (104)
    and he put two big stones one on top of the other. When the fairy from the Twelve Pins came the contest was to see who could sit on the stones the longest but when the fellow from the Twelve Pins sat on the stones they went so fast that he was flung off.
    The engineer got the kingship and they were never bothered by the old fairy again.
    John Fox,
    9 Strand St,
    Skerries
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strand Street, Co. Dublin