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School: Mercy Convent, Longford (roll number 12942)

Location:
Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 020

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    not know what to do. One day an old man came in and she told him the story. He said he was coming home from card playing he saw her baby been taken way and the other one been left in. He said he would give her some advice, tomorrow when she went for water to go to the middle of the plank and let the baby fall in. So next day she set off and she let the baby fall in and it began to swim and when it got far away it began to curse and then changed in to a duck. The woman got back her baby soon after "first" she had to do something for the fairies what it is not known.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eleanor Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Mrs Casserly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford