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School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)

Location:
Crecora, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0526, Page 061

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    Once upon a time there lived in Lemonfield a family by the name of Mc Namara. There was a little boy in the family who became ill and was supposed to be taken by the "fairies" as he turned out to be a hunch back.
    All the neighbours dreaded him so much that anything he asked he got it immediately. When the farmer's were drawing home the turf Johnny Mack as was his name, used arrive at the bog with his donkey and cart, and demand a load of turf which he would quickly get. The same applied to every farmer in the locality with the result that Johnny usually had a bigger rick than any of the neighbours. The same happened with the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick