School: Drom Mór (C.), Malla (roll number 13780)

Location:
Dromore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
M. Uí Uallaighe
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    to find the fairy's name, but the men came back without finding out the fairy's name. Then the King and Queen sat out with the child to a foreign country they had scracely left the palace when they passed by a high wall. They heard some sweet music in side the wall and heard a fairy singing,
    "Burn fire and bake cake,
    For to-night the royal babe I'll take
    And little things that Queenly dame,
    That Rum Pelt Felt Skin is my name"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female