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School: Rahan (B.)

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Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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    A Fairy Story
    There was a woman and she wanted to go to town very early in the morning. She had no clock and she stayed up that night. The night was very dark for a while. Then the moon rose and it got very bright and she thought it was coming near morning.
    She went out and harnessed the donkey, and went to town. On her way she met (met) a very small woman on the road.
    The (went) woman went was about to strike the donkey and her shawl fell off her. She asked the small woman to hand her the shawl. The small woman gave her the shawl. The woman turned
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Michael Cantwell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly