School: Fothanach (roll number 7980)
- Location:
- Fohanagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0043, Page 0003
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- Hidden Treasure.
1. The customary "pot-of-gold" + Leprechaun" tale:-
Pots of gold are said to be hidden in Fohenagh, Lipnascreena, Over the treasure a Leprechaun sits hammering at night. At 12 o'clock a light is supposed to be seen near and The noise of the Leprechaun's hammer can be heard ".......If you should come upon a Leprechaun at work you should keep both eyes fixed on him - he will ask you to look behind or distract your attention in some way and then he will disappear. The gold over which he watches is cursed if one should remove it."
".......In Johnston's land in Fohenagh there is supposed to be a crock of gold hidden under a hawthorn_bush near the graveyard gate. One night two men were told in a dream to go there and bring with them, one man a black-handled knife and the other a white-handled knife. They were told that id they went and found the treasure the man with the black handled knife would kill the other......."
- Informant
- Simon Naughten
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fohanagh, Co. Galway
