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School: Faithche (Buachaillí)

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Fahy More, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 379

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  1. A Fairy Tale

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    Long ago there lived in a house in Knockglass a man and a woman. The woman went out one day to milk a cow and the Fairies brought her to the forth. When she went into the forth she saw a lot of funny little men. When she looked around her she saw a boy from her own village who was taken with the fairies. The boy asked her what brought her there, and she said the fairies brought her. The boy told her whatever the would ask her to do to say she (s)had
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommie Durkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockglass, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Durkin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockglass, Co. Mayo