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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
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Cáitlín Ní Mhiothagáin
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  1. The Fairies

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    One day a woman went out for a can of water. She has a little baby lying in the cradle asleep. When she came in her child was in its place. Every day when the woman would go out the child would play play a fiddel. When she would come in the child would be asleep. The woman went to the priest. The priest told her it was a fairy and when she
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Carron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Mc Carron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Cloontagh, Co. Donegal