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School: Tyholland (roll number 13339)

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Tuckmilltate, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Deborah Freeman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0951, Page 191

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    One night a man was going by the Rowan tree at Currac Finne (Silverstream) when he heard something growling. He went over to the Rowan tree and a voice said "Gurr, Gurr". He went closer. Now there was a stream at the other side of the Rowan tree, but the man did not know this. The fairy crossed to the other side of the stream and the man ran after it. He fell into the deep stream and he could hear something saying "Take that! Take that!". He saved himself from getting drowned. He thought the voice must belong to a fairy but he said nothing. The fairy said "Speak" and the man said "Why?" and caught hold of it. It said "Don't drown me" and the man got so scared that he dropped the fairy into the stream and it got drowned, but the man died before he got home because there was "Bad Luck" in the Fairy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jennie Mayclim
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cavanreagh, Co. Monaghan