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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
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Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 185

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    A Story
    15th Nov; 1937
    One day an old woman was coming home from the town after shopping. As it was rather late in the evening she thought it best to take a short cut across the fields to her home.
    When she was about half way through the fields she walked upon a "stray sod" so called because it belonged to the fairies, immediately she was in their grip, and she could hear them dancing and singing.
    She stood still, and wondered what she should
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Cuffe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballymaurice, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr John Cuffe
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Ballymaurice, Co. Longford