School: Páirc na Rian (C.), Rampark, Jenkinstown (roll number 4882)

Location:
Rampark, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 211

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  1. Once upon a time there were two men who had "terrible" humps. One night one of the men was passing the fairies lios, and he heard them singing "Dia lúin - Dia Máirt Dia lúain - Dia Máirt Dia luain - An Máirt is Dia Ceadaon. He began to sing too. When the fairies heard him they brought him in
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    Folktales index
    AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máiread Ní Dochartaigh
    Gender
    Female