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   “There was a fairy who lived in Kinnego about 90 years ago, who was giving people gifts.”

   

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   owned the cow went for the vet. When the vet came he said there were fairies about the house and the cow would not be cured till he would have a talk with the fairy. When the man heard this he went to the fairies and asked what harm was the cow or anyone doing you. They told him that he built his barn on top of their house and they told him to take and build his barn in another place. They gave him the money to build it and then the cow was cured.

   

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   “There was a man one time. He was very poor. He had three daughters.”

   

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   There was a man one time. He was very poor. He had three daughters. He went out one day to gather a creel of sticks and when he was gathering the sticks there came a man to him and asked him would he give him his eldest daughter, and he would fill his with gold. He said he would and went home

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   AT0302: The Ogre's (Devil's) Heart in the Egg

   AT0329: Hiding from the Devil

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Patrick Gill

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   44

   Address

   Sladran, Co. Dhún na nGall