School: St Oran's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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    Once upon a time a man saw a fairy and he said to himself that this fairy knew where a pot of gold was hidden.

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    coming home late and the fairies came out and put him on a calf's back and took him away to a far away country. They came to a sea and the calf leaped to the other side. Now you are not to speak when you are with the fairies, but the boy said, "That is the calf can jump," and for that the fairies left him on the other side of the sea.
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    Once upon a time there was a widow woman and her son living in a house.

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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Alick Fullerton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Gortyarrigan, Co. Donegal