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School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 264

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    and so on until the twelvth one walked in and that one had twelve horns. They all started to spin and the poor woman sat down watching them.
    "Get up woman of the house an make some tea for us" said the twelve together. Up jumped the woman and started making the tea but she had not any water and she told the fairies so. "Well" said the fairies, "Go to the well for water or we will take the blood out of your childrens throats," So off she set to the well, but when she
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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)
    Folktales index
    AT0501*: “The Fairy Hill is on Fire!”
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Leo Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breaghwy, Co. Mayo