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School: Camross, Mountrath

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Camross, Co. Laois
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Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 231

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    “One a man lived in Shanderry. ...”

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    "What has you up so late?" and she turned his face crooked. He always remained the same.
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    “One time a woman left her baby in the cradle...”

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    One time a woman left her baby in the cradle to do something in the field, and when she returned to the house there was a sickly baby left in its place. No member of the family saw anyone enter the house. The mother knew it was not her own baby. It was supposed the Fairies took her healthy baby and left her the sickly one.
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    “There is a house in Windsor and it is supposed to be built on a Fairy Pass...”

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    There is a house in Windsor and it is supposed to be built on a Fairy Pass as there are three holes running through the house and the people have from time to time tried to stop them.Next day the holes would be opened again. It was thought sow the fairies opened them up again.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gertie Dooley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Coolrain, Co. Laois
    Informant
    James Dooley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Coolrain, Co. Laois

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    “About sixty years ago there was a rich gentleman of the place had...”

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    About sixty years ago there was a rich gentleman of the place had a young man up for the killing of a hare. He told the father of the boy if he would send him to a foreign land and destroy his dog there would be no more about it.
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