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School: Druim Mór

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 032

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    the tune." Then she turned and left him. The piper was sorry now and said he would play, but he had missed his opportunity.
    Then he was shown to his bedroom. He went to bed and hung his clothes on golden pegs. When he awoke he found he was lying under a hawthorn bush and his clothes were hanging from the branches. He raised his pipe to his mouth to play a tune but as the fairy queen told him he was not able to play. From that day he was not able to play a tune.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crowagh or Dunneill Mountain, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Johnny Mc Donagh
    Age
    Over 90