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    hag was. He told the husband that he saw his wife with the fairies. Then he told him to bring in two bags of turf. The man did so, and the other man made a big fire.
    The fairy asked him what was he going to do with the big fire. The man told her he was going to burn her. The she began to roar as loud as she could, and all the fairies heard her.
    The fairies went to the house where she was and they told the man that they took his wife from him, and that they would give her back if the man did not burn the fairy. The man told them that he would not burn her.
    The fairies went away and brought back the man's wife, and they brought away the fairy.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noreen Downes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clarefield, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Downes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clarefield, Co. Clare