School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

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1. The Fairy Queen (continued)

   

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   keep her now she is with another young man in the sitting room for the man that heard the beans growing told the young not to take her that he heard her in the sitting room with another young man. Then the five of them turned home to his fathers house.
   Patrick o Dowd, told by my grandmother
   Moat Quarter, Mrs O Donnell (76)
   Kilfeacle, Moat Quarter
   Co. Tipperary. Kilfeacle.

   

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2. The Smith

   

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   The Smith. Long ago there lived a smith and he had a forge. One day he was working in it when a man came in to him for a heat of the fire for it was a very cold day. They had a long talk and when the man was going away from the smith he said he would give him three wishes what ever he would wish for. Then the smith said anyone that would catch his sledge that they could not let it go until I would tell them. All right said the

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. smithing (~2,389)

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   AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick O' Dowd

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs O' Donnell

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   76

   Address

   Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary