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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 029

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  1. Ardcolm and Kilmallock (continued)

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    for the length of a game as there is at present.
    Years after it was discovered that the hero of the hurling match at Ballyknock between Kilmallock and Ardcolm was " Michael" the fairy mans son.
    By the way Micky the "Fairy" man was supposed to be a "wizard" and people used to dread him coming into the dairy on a churning day as they say Micky would not let them have a bit of butter on their churn if he liked.
    Micky the Fairyman was a well known character of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Ned Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Castlebridge, Co. Wexford