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School: Grange (roll number 3759)

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Grange, Co. Sligo
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Tomás de Búrca
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    (continued from previous page)
    a second night to see his sheep and he met the fairies again. They told him that they were going to steal away a merchant's daughter in Derry.
    After a long journey they reached the merchant's house.
    When they went into the room in which the lady was, the lady sneezed.
    "God bless us," said Feidhlim.
    "If you say that again," said the King of the fairies, "it will be worse for you."
    The lady sneezed again and Feidhlim said, "God bless us," and the fairies told him not to say it again.
    The lady sneezed again and Feidhlim said "God bless us."
    The fairies then seized Feidhlim and locked him in a cellar after opening the taps of several barrels of wine that were in the cellar and then they went away.
    Feidhlim was discovered standing knee-deep in the wine in the cellar by the merchant next morning.
    The merchant brought Feidhlim to court and charged him with breaking into his house.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aggie Gilmartin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grange, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Gilmartin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Occupations
    Farmer
    Labourer
    Address
    Grange, Co. Sligo