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School: Carraig Áluinn (roll number 16.474)

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Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mag Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0228, Page 065a

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    little man on the ground in order to do so. Then the little fellow saw his chance and slipped away in the darkness.
    The man tied the "whang" around the Buachallaín and went home satisfied. Somewhere in the distance he thought he could hear the little man laughing. When he went home he told his wife all that had happened. Early next morning he arose and went to the field. Great was his surprise on coming to the field to find a "whang" tied on every Cuachallaín. He was unable to pick out the one he wanted. So he had to abandon the task of digging for the gold. He went home in an ugly mood, vowing vengeance against the little man if ever her caught him again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mc Manus
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Cosgrove
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim