School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

Location:
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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  3. XML “The Fairy Child”
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    get a grip of the child and keep her caught. She also told her that she should have herself, the fairy baby, in her arms and when the father would have their own real child she should throw the fairy up instead of her own child.
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  2. One day there was a woman named Mrs. Murphy binding in a field when she saw a little frog. She took up the frog and said to it:-
    "When you are sick I will attend to you." That was all right until
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine O' Neill
    Gender
    Female