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School: Cill Bhonáin, Droichead na Bandan (roll number 1271)

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Kilbonane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0346, Page 128

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    was the music his father was playing when the fairies took him. He did not play that music for a while. He was at another wedding playing music. There were three other players and they were trying who was the best. The widows son played the "Fairy Reel".
    He wasn't long playing when a leg fell down and another led fell down and joined on to the first leg. A body and a head came down and they were joined together. They were coming down until there were a lot of fairies. They took away the young man down into the fort. The mother was very lonesome after her son. One day a wise
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknahilan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Denis Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clashanaffrin, Co. Cork