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School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)

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Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Henry Mc Kenna
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    real shape again. Another evening a young lad was sent up at night-fall for a horse and he dropped on a little red man mending boots and when he was going up to him the little red man ran away and left his last and hammer behind him. The boy took them home with him but his mother made him run back as quick as he could and leave them where he got them as they were so small she knew that they belonged to the fairies.
    Mary Duffy
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ellinure, Co. Monaghan