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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 324

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    dozen little fairies carrying on their shoulders a coffin. They pulled her in between them and tried to compel her to take the coffin on her shoulders, but she resisted to her utmost. After long persuasion she took the coffin on her shoulder and lo! it stuck to her and she could not detatch herself from it. They ordered her to carry it to the graveyard where they would bury it, She did so but before they put they put the coffin down in the grave they lifted the lid and to her surprise there was her son lying in the coffin. Terrified at the sight and amazed with all the unusal happenings she swooned away.
    When she came back to her senses again it was daylight and rising wearily she staggererd home to her
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Clogher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenidan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr Richard Eivers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenidan, Co. Westmeath