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School: Ráithíní (Rehins)

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Na Rathanna, Co. Mhaigh Eo
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Máirtín Ó Longáin
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  1. A Fairy Story

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    One night long ago a batch of fishermen went out in a boat fishing in Killala Bay. The sea was calm when the men put out the nets. They waited for a while and they pulled in the nets. They got a lot of herring. In the middle of the herrings there was a little boy. He was not wet when the men pulled him into the boat.
    The men began to row the boat homeward but a storm arose. The boy was sitting at the end of the boat and he was very quiet and was not in the least afraid of the storm. The men knew it was a fairy boy and they threw him back into
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Wynne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Béal an Átha, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mrs Padden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Béal an Átha, Co. Mhaigh Eo