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1. The Fairy Horses (continued)

   

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   seven young and untrained horses
   grazing at them, but no sooner did
   they go close up to them than a road
   was made through the lake. Then
   the seven horses went along the road
   and plunged into the middle of the
   lake. Each morning the same thing
   happened and one day the men said
   that is would be great if they could
   catch one of the horses and train him,
   as they looked to be fine plough horses:

   They caught one and brought it
   home and trained it and worked with
   it on all the farm except in the
   field in which the lough was.

   One day the man was ploughing in
   that field with the new horse. Having
   forgotten where the horse came from
   he went home to his dinner leaving
   the horses on the headland with
   their faces turned towards the lough.
   When he was on his journey home
   he heard a terrible hulla billallou in
   the direction of the field and running
   to the field he saw to his dismay
   his two horses and the plough going
   along the road in the lough and

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Séamus Ó Coinín

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Knockshangan, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Jack Mac Dermot

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloran and Corcullentry, Co. Westmeath