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    before him, and finally the man lay down and could not proceed. He fell asleep, and when he wakened he found that his hair had been cut off. The man was bald ever after, and he believed that the fairy cut off his hair while he was asleep. This strange event is supposed to have occurred in the district.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown), Co. Carlow
    Collector
    Joan Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fennagh, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Nellie Sullivan
    Address
    Fennagh, Co. Carlow