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School: Páirc na Coille

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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 264

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    in a cradle and the baby was gone when she came in, and she did not know where it had disappeared. The next day when she was in the room a baby was handed in on the window to her by a fairy. The woman thought it was not her own child and the child died about a week after.
    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
    Tess Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon