School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)

Location:
Shrule, Co. Galway
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. There was once a child in a house with its parents and the fairies came and brought the child and left another child in its place that was always crying.
    This night the people came to visit the house. One man knew it wasnt the right child it was so cross. He said to the woman of the (house) house to warm a mug of milk for the child. So she did. The man gave the hot milk to the child. "Oh" said the child. "Tá mé doighthe. Tá me doighte". The people of the house knew it was a fairy. So they put
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Colm Ó Dubhlaoich
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteens, Co. Mayo