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School: Querrin

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Querrin, Co. Clare
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Dónall Ó Laoidhléis
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    One night two men were coming down from Kilkee. Their names were Patrick Sheehan and Paddy McGrath R.I.P. As they wer were near Clohessy's house they saw three hundred of the "Good people" coming over from the direction of Reid's house. The two men ran as fast as the could They went in to the nearest house the could see. They two boys never stoped until the went under the bed The man of the house asked them what was wrong wh with them but (them) they could not tell him at first. Then after a while we when they got back their senses they told him that there was about three hundred fairies after them. The
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Querrin, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Querrin, Co. Clare