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1. Story - Fairies

   

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   As told by a little girl Bridget Neary. Once upon a time a man had two sons. One evening as they went outside the door they suddenly disappeared . The father ,doubting , that the fairies must have brought them went towards the fort, which was nearby. He threatened to dig out the fort to the ground , if his sons were not returned to him. A fairy called out, that if he went home . He would find both his sons under the bed. He went home then and found that the fairy had spoken the truth. They were ??? quite ill and never fully recovered . Both were lame after their illnesses. One went to america and the other remained at home on the farm in Ireland.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridget Neary

   Gender

   Female

2. The Pot of Gold

   

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   There is a pot of gold hidden in Peter Peyton's bog. Some years ago a young girl went pulling heath On pulling the first bunch, she saw a pot of gold and an eel lying on top of it.
   She at once ran home and told what she had seen, to her people.

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