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School: Craig Dhubh

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Cregduff, Co. Mayo
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Séamus Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 466

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    her wand and raised him and struck him, and turned him into a fish After that they swam the sea home.
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  2. Rescued from the Fairies

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    There was a man living in Ballyvary named Michael Rielly. He was not afraid to be out at night. This night he was coming from a wake alone. He came to this place and he met a great crowd of fairies. They were carrying a coffin. One of them asked him to give them a hand in carrying the coffin. They had
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    AT0990*: A Merchant's Son Finds the Princess Wounded in a Coffin
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo