School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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    Once upon a time there lived a woman.

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    around her but crying and she said "What is wrong with you?" The next thing a fairy came out to her and asked her what brought her into their house. The woman got frightened and then she knew where she was. The woman told the fairy that she came in to rest and she asked the fairy could she stay there until morning. The fairy said she could but she should cry with them because their kind was dead. The woman said she would, and she went into the fort and she cried with the rest of the fairies. The fairies had great welcome for her. When the tears fell down the woman's face they all remained at the end of her
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Shanahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Shanahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockane, Co. Kerry