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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    John would he help him and two other boys carry a coffin to the graveyard. He refused but the man, who was really a fairy said he would change him into a fairy frog. John got afraid and consented to help them. They went over hedges and ditches until they reached Kilbrine. They told him to go home then that they could manage the coffin the rest of the way. He went back to the house again and this time he had news for the inquisitive pair. They made a bed of rushes for him in a corner of the house. He slept soundly and next morning
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sinéad Nic Ghiolla Fhaoláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Leyland
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male