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School: Dún Fhionnachaidh (2) (roll number 9002)

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Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Canainn
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  1. A Fairy Story

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    About eighty yrs ago a farmer lived convenient to my home. He owned a large field which never yielded any crop save weeds. One spring morning he set out to plough the field with the intention of sowing corn in it.
    He brought to the field two horses, a plough & a scythe. First he set about cutting the benweeds with the scythe. He was not long cutting when a strange thing happened. His scythe was swept from him & he was left powerless, not able to move a limb.
    He saw a little man with
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Christopher Durning
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal