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   Once upon a time there lived a shoemaker whose name was Shawn. Shawn worked very hard but he earned very little money and he was very poor. One night when he was sitting with some friends by the fireside, he heard the story of the fairy who if you can catch him will tell you where you may find a crock of gold. This fairy is met with only in some lonely place and on nights when the moon is shining brightly. All those who have met with him say that he is to be seen sitting under a mushroom or a dock leaf and that he is always at work making shoes. If you want him to tell you where the crock of gold is hidden you must seize him and hold him fast and if you wish to hold him you must keep your eyes fixed on him. If you look away for a minute he is gone when you look back again. When Shawn heard this story he made up his mind that the would do his best to find the fairy if he could get a crock of gold he would build a fire house wear good clothes and make himself happy. He waited for a night when the moon was bright and the sky without a cloud. About eleven o'clock he went to the rath

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   1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
         1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
            1. ór i bhfolach (~7,411)
   2. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridie Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corlis, Co. Ros Comáin

   Informant

   Thomas Kelly

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corlis, Co. Ros Comáin