School: Fearth Mór (Brooklawn) (roll number 15508)
- Location:
- Fartamore, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Mhic Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0329
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- (continued from previous page)brought him home. He said, out of box you will not leave until you tell me where I will get money.
The Leipreachán said, "go over to Kilconly in Moran's field. There will be a red ribbon tied on the top of a thistle and dig under it and you will get a pot of gold in it.
He let the Leipreachán go and and he went over next morning with a spade to dig under the thistle. When he went into the field, there he saw a red ribbon tied on every thistle. He did not know where to dig for the money because the red ribbon was tied on every thistle and the Leipreachán was let free without giving the money to the man,
- Collector
- Brighidh Ní Mhangháin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Mangan
- Gender
- Male
