School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:: Carran, Co. Clare
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Story of a Man and a Fairy

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One day a man was going in a Journey. When he was coming back night overtook him. He was not gone far, when he saw a fairy inside the wall, dressed in red, and wearing long black pointed shoes. He stoped to listen for a while, he went home, he heard great playing as he went along. When he went home, he told his people the story. The said he only taught that. They went to bed, they were not long in bed, when they heard knocking at the door. they got up They did not go to bed for a while, after they hearing the knocking. They went out, and saw nothing. They went to bed again. The knock came to the door, they fell asleep, and
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Language

English

Collector
Caitlin Ní Uaitinn
Gender

Female
Address

Poulanine, Co. Clare