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School: Moyvoughley (roll number 7249)

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Moyvoughly, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
C. Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 087

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  1. Herb Doctor

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English

  2. Fairies

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    About a mile from here there is a house built on a fairy's pass. the people who live in the house never told anybody about the noise the fairies make at night.
    It would not be known only for a friend on his way to the fair of Athlone stayed in it on the previous night.
    As he said himself he did not sleep but having one of the family in the same room he was not afraid, and he passed a very
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