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School: Sráid na Cille, Cathair Dhún Iascaigh (roll number 15184)

Location:
Caher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Déoirín Ní Ragháil
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    A Funny Story
    The people of Ireland tell a lot of old stories about fairies. There are old people who tell a lot to young people and this is one my mother told me she heard when she was young. Long long ago a small woman came to a churchyard and she sat down on gravestone. She saw a tiny bone and she picked it up and put it in her pocket and returned home. She went to bed after her supper and she heard a voice saying "Give me my bone", the little woman was frightened and covered her head with the blankets, then the voice came a bit louder and she was so frightened that she shouted on top of her voice, "Take it, take
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughlohery, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Fox
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughlohery, Co. Tipperary