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School: Bunlahy, Granard

Location:
Bunlahy, Co. Longford
Teachers:
Mrs Brady Cáit Bean Uí Bhrádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 049

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  1. A Fairy Child (continued)

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    The girl screeched and the man disappeared. The man that was outside was holding a small withered little child and they were going to leave it in the good child's place.
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  2. The Changeling

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    Once upon a time there was a woman and she had a small (young) child. She went out one day and she left the child behind her in the cradle. While she was away the fairies took her child and left a horrid looking child in it's place. When the poor woman came back she nearly left her senses with the fright
    The child was talking, and
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