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1. The Tailor and the Changeling (continued)

   

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   all about yourself."
   "Well now do, Con, make haste and roast the egg for me, before the mistress comes in, and believe me it will be we[?] for you."
   So Con thought it all out. It might be dangerous to anger the creature, so he roasted the egg in the ashes and afterwards fed the lad with it, though he didn't like the job very well.
   "Now, my sweet little fellow," said Con, "who are you and where did you come from, for certain I am that you are not a natural child."
   "Oh, then Con, you never said a truer word than that. I am one of the good people. I am sent here by our king as a bit of punishment, but next Hallow Eve I will be back and dancing on Cnoc Magh.
   "Well" said Con. "when and where were you born?"
   "My dear man, I was never born. I was one time as pretty an angel as could be, I was a beautiful, as good and as happy as the day was long. There was a terrible war[?] then, for they, that are devils now, rebelled and were thrown out of Heaven. Down they came, falling head foremost, tumbling and rolling until they dropped into hell. I, with all those, who are now called the good people took neither hand nor part in the fray. We joined neither God nor the devil and so because we were neither good nor bad, neither this thing or the other thing, we were

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary K. Casey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Creevagh Middle, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Martin Gannon

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   87

   Address

   Drumsheel Lower, Co. Mayo