School: Derryham

Location:
Derryhum, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 069

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Cusack
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gola, Co. Cavan
  2. This story was told to me by John"Farrely of Granafarna". Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman. They had one son. A fairy came one day an asked if sell him. At first the man said he would not. Then he said he would sell him for a year. The fairy agreed to leave him home at the end of the year and so he did. The fairy came
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