School: Tattenclave

Location:
Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
B. Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 037

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 037

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  1. There is gold hidden in Doosky. People went to look for it and they could not get it. When they were coming away one of them saw a fairy. He asked them what they were about. They said that they were looking for hold and the fairy disappeared and they went home.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paul Corrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Micky O' Brian
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Doosky, Co. Monaghan
  2. In Corlyfinin glen in the farm of Peter McCabe there is supposed to begold and silver hidden by the fairies.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.