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School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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    knew this and he decided to stay up and to ask money of the fairies and from that forth he would be rich.
    So he stayed up and he was planing a stick until it was midnight.
    So every chip that fell changed into gold and he admired them much _ still they were the cause of his death.
    Just at midnight a little man appeared with a broken scythe and begged him to put a nail in it and that he would tell him his name.
    The man said
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mona Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Joseph Hunt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keebagh, Co. Mayo