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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee (roll number 16871)

Location:
Tralee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Bríd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 227

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    take anybody to the fort unless a living man accompanies them he said. The girl, on whom I have my eye will be getting married tomorrow down in the centre of Ireland. I will go to the feast to night and steal her. The farmer was listening attentively to the talk and he thought to himself that he wanted a woman himself. "Well," said the spirit! I will go with you said the farmer, but I cannot understand how we will arrive in that place to-night.
    "Let it to me" said the puca drawing to yellow boys out of the ground and changing them into two horses. The jumped on the saddles and off with them as fast as the wind. They arrived at the house before twelve o'clock and the fairy
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Mainín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloon More, Co. Kerry