School: Taplach (roll number 5114)

Location:
Taplagh, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0931, Page 376

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0931, Page 376

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    fairy asked Parra for a rope, with which to carry off his corn, but Parra refused to give the fairy a rope. Then the fairy went to the ditch and made a thumb rope. He spread out the thumb rope, and gathered in all the oats that both had cut.
    Parra and the fairy then fell out, and they hammered and beat each other over the field. When morning came there was one ridge cut and two standing (the two that the fairy had cut down)
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    In Mr. Daly's grandfather's time, this arean came into McCabe's house in Box.

    Mr Daly (Surveyor) told me a yarn concerning the BULLY McCABE of Box.
    In Mr Daly's grandfather's time, this Arcan came into McCabe's house in Box. (A fort is in close proximity to McCabe's house). Whatever signs and tokens were given - this Arcan in the shape of a human being, - a dwarf, - got supper. The supper consisted of stirrabout in a noggin.
    After partaking of his supper, the Arcan was asked to sing a song. The Arcan it is said, sang like a cow bawling. The Arcan was later on taken out to the barn to a
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