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School: Naomh Muire (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
A. Mac Uidhlinn
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  1. A Fairy Story

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    Once upon a time there was a man who had a lump. He had a friend who had a hump also. One day the man was employed in a field cutting thistles. He went up on a little hill for a rest and heard the fairies singing "May, June and July". He came nearer and began to say it also.
    They heard him and welcomed him. Afterwards they took the hump off his back. Next day his friends, who also had a hump saw him and asked him where did he get rid of his hump.
    He told him to go to the top of a hill and to say "May, June, July". The man did so, and when the fairies heard him they brought
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Mc Eneaney
    Gender
    Male