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School: Borris-in-Ossory (Convent) (roll number 7442)

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Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 220

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    home and fetch another can I shall not be long." " You can go if you like", said the fairy but if the man had listened with both ears he would know her voice which had lost its sweetness. The man went quickly and came back with a big can but when he reached the place the fairy was gone and the little tin was lying at the tree with nothing but a handful of withered leaves.
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    A man named Andrew Bergin of Clonagooden was one evening driving his horse out through a gap; as it refused to move he got angry and jumped from the car to see what was the matter. A leipreachan was standing in the gap; with fright the horse galloped through and the leipreahan
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown or Skirk, Co. Laois