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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0264

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  1. About a Man who Went with the Fairies

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    1. There was man living up in Ballygown. he was driving out his cows one evening.
    He heard a lot of fairies saying "Give me one" He said "Give me one"
    2. So he saw a lot of fairies riding on horseback. He saw a horse and saddle. He caught the horse by the head and got up on him, and went off with the fairies off to London city
    3, They had a
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Neil Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway