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Murphy, Jim.
FERGUS AND THE NIGHT-DEMON : AN IRISH GHOST STORY
New York : Clarion, 2006
IL K-3, RL 4.3
ISBN 0618339558
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Fergus O'Mara might just be the laziest boy in all of Ireland.  When his poor old mother asks him to help out around the house, there is always an excuse.  This night, Fergus is on his way to Skibbereen to play.  He can't be bothered to help his mother.  On the way to Skibbereen, Fergus meets a creature who just may be able to get Fergus to change his bad habits.
SUBJECTS:     Laziness -- Fiction.
                        Conduct of life -- Fiction.
                        Demonology -- Fiction.
                        Ireland -- Fiction.
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