School: Kilmore (roll number 13010)

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   “Once upon a time there was a man and his wife living together in their home and along with them...”

   

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   "he is a fairy. if you run to the house and shout the fort is on fire you will know if he is a fairy". He did this and the cripple, that never walked, ran out the door and never was seen again.

   

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   “There was a man one time and he used to skin cows when they died...”

   

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   There was a man one time and he used to skin cows when they died. One night he was called and was asked would he come with a man to skin a cow. This man said he had a long journey to go but that he would leave him back safe. So he brought him to a big valley in which there was a castle where there was a large number of fairies. The man that brought him told him to neither eat or drink, take no money or compensation for his work. When he had his work done he was put down to a table with all sorts of tempting food and drink. They offered him much money but he would not take any. In the castle also was a school with a teacher teaching children. Among the children he noticed his own little girl that had died some years before. As he passed by, the child smiled to him and he longed to take her with him.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tessie Mc Loughlin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Patrick Corristine

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   68

   Address

   Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim