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School: New Ross (Mercy Convent) (roll number 967)

Location:
New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr Philomena
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0898, Page 042

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    (continued from previous page)
    ed, and said,
    "Tuesday, Wednesday"
    The king of the fairies listened and told one of his servants to go out and see who it was. The servant returned saying it was a little man with a hump on his back. The King said
    "Bring him in and see what we can do for him because he made our song longer"
    They brought Pat in and took off the hump from his back, Next day Pat was speaking to another man with a hump on his back and Pat told him how his hump was taken off.
    That night this man was passing
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Druhan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    William Street, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Gaffney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockmullin, Co. Wexford