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

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 92

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    A Story about the Fairies.
    (Skerries, Co. Dublin.)
    Once upon a time a man and a lady were sitting on a seat at the "Cross of Loughshinny." They heard a lot of shouting coming up the road. The woman got afraid and ran home because she knew it was the fairies. The man hid behind a ditch because he thought they would not see him in the dark. When the fairies came up opposite to where he was hiding they left down a corpse which they were carrying. An old fairy spoke first, "Who is to carry the corpse next," he said. A
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Pratt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rush Road, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Theresa Pratt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rush Road, Co. Dublin