School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
León Mac Craith
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    The Tailor and the Fairy.
    Tommy Woods a tailor was fond of going to fairs, patterns and wakes. He did not earn much money. He asked his neighbour (Sean Ruadh) how to get money easily. He told him to go to the fort at 12 oc at night and he would see a lepruachaun making a boot under a tree. He also told him not to loop around him or he would loose lepreachaun. "What do yo want" said the
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