School: Baile na Carraige, Cill Díoma (roll number 11295)
- Location:
- Baile na Carraige, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0504, Page 246
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- Michael Conway
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- Patrick Conway
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- Age
- 54
- Address
- Baile na Carraige, Co. Luimnigh
- On a certain day she had a big branch cut of a tree, when she saw the dog standing before her, in another minute the dog changed into a little woman. She asked her what was she doing here and she answered picking fire-lights. The fairy said to her, do you know that this is my home and the branch you are after cutting was keeping my house warm. So go now and before you are out of this fort you will pay for what damage you did, and she going out of the fort she heard the little woman talking, she went to look and she fell and broke(continues on next page)
