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Ar an leathanach seo

1. Folktales - Lochán an Ghréasaí (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   the month of April, and far into it. Why, next Tuesday is May Day." "Well, that's only four days from now. You just make a good straw rope and have it ready for that morning. Rise before the sun, and an hour or so before your shoemaker leaves his bench. Take your rope with you and draw it in the dew until it is completely wet. Make a wide circle at first round where the cobbler sits, and make it narrower as you go round for nine times, repeating the words each time, "Sleep good people, Sleep." In the ninth round you will be beside your sleeping fairy, and you may then do with him as you wish. So, good evening and thank you. I must push on a bit further."
   The old man left but Paddy did not forget his advice. On May morning before sunrise, Paddy Cassidy had the fairy shoemaker securely bound in his dew wet rope and he plunged him into the deep hole in Lochan an Ghreasai, from which the fairy steer used to emerge.

   As told by James O'Hanlon (aged about 60) of Castletown Cooley. Seamus is a poet, and writes occasionally for the newspapers.

   

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   Teanga

   Béarla

   Suíomh

   Caisleán Chuaille, Co. Lú

   Faisnéiseoir

   James O' Hanlon

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   c. 60

   Gairm bheatha

   Poet (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Caisleán Chuaille, Co. Lú