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School: Collinstown

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Baile na gCailleach, Co. na hIarmhí
Teacher:
T. Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0722, Page 227

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  1. An Old Story

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    This story is told down from my great grandfather about an ould man named Paddy Cully who went by the name of Humpy Paddy. Every Sunday night he used to go to the town and get drunk. One night he was coming home from Maypole drunk and he came across Robinstown by the fairies fort. He was shouting and cheering and singing and the fairies heard him and brought him in to the fort. One said to the other, "What will we do with him." They said "we will take the hump off him and sind him home."
    The next day he met a neighbour named Derm Drum who had a hump
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirséal Ní Mhaoileóin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cill Phádraig, Co. na hIarmhí
    Informant
    Seán Ó Maoileóin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Cill Phádraig, Co. na hIarmhí