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School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)

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Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 108

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    to another stage where they started to dance again. When they had finished dancing they said "get me a horse" and they started off to another stage. They started dancing again. It was then daylight. He could then see the horse he was riding. To his surprise it was an iron gate and the fairies had disappeared.
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    Once upon a time there was a delicate girl. One night in her sleep she dreamt that down in the garden behind the wall there was a gooseberry bush and under this she was to find a box of gold. And when shed rise the next morning she was to go down and there would be a spade beside this bush, and she was to dig until she'd find a key which would come first, and then the gold would
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Pullis, Co. Monaghan