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   kept her eye on him for fear he might go. When they got to the top to the hill the Leprechaun gave a piercing cry and shouted. "Oh murders Castle Carbery is in fire". Poor Biddy gave a great start and looked at once towards the Castle. At the same moment she felt the leprechaun slipping from her apron. When she looked there he had disappeared and she never saw him again.

   

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   There once was a man and he was going a journey and as he was passing by a fort he lay down and fell asleep. When he wakened he heard the fairies singing. "Déa Luain, Dé Mairt Dé Ceadaoin" and he joined in the singing and they heard him singing. They brought him in before the fairy king and he sang for him and the king was so pleased that he took the hump which the man had off him and he walked off as straight

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   AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Delia Burke

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   11

   Address

   Carrownagur, Co. Galway

   Informant

   John Burke

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrownagur, Co. Galway