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School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Colmcille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0735, Page 155

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    The Fairy's were dancing in a ring. When a crowd of fellows were coming home from rambling, the music they heard was beautiful. Some of the fellows danced with them one would not danced. The others enjoyed them & stayed for hours & when they were going away. The fairies invited them to the dance some other night & calling the other boy by his name & said They would give him something that he would remember his life - time. They put a big hump on his
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath