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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 101

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    While shooting he saw a little man with a red cloak on him. He knew this little man was a fairy, he also knew that the fairy knew where the gold was hidden. He ran up all of a sudden, and before the fairy knew what was happening he was captured and brought to the Cottage. The man invited many of his friends to see the fairy. They kept asking him questions and pinching him but to no avail. On the third day the fairy began to get tired, so at last he said look at the light in Millmount but some one was clever enough not to look
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eva Markey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Patrick Markey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duleek Street, Co. Louth