School: Sessiagh Uí Néill
- Location:
- Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Liam Mac Meanman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 111
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“Once upon a time a man was told that there were some gold hid in a forth near Meenglass, and it was marked with a cross, and some of the people thought it was a grave.”
Once upon a time a man was told that there were some gold hid in a forth near Meenglass, and it was marked with a cross, and some of the people thought it a grave. It was kept by a fairy and she came [ (at night ) ] and sat on the chair and watched it day and night. One day a man came and found no one there so he crept in on his knees. He had a spade with him so he lifted the cross and began to dig when he had it half dug he heard a fast - step and hid himself in a corner so no one came in, He began again, and the first thing he dug was a silver chain he then dug the gold. He filled the hole again and went home but the fairy came in and she found the cross was moved and she [(found) ] told(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sally Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybofey, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Elen Patton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Ballybofey, Co. Donegal