School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)

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1. The Fairy Daly (continued)

   

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   House again and the questioned him again and he told them to go to the fort again and to throw a stone at the last horse. So they went the next night to the fort and got him. The mother took good care not to speak.
   Liam Whelan
   Ballynagianahy ¬

   

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2. A Pot of Gold

   

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   A Pot of Gold Told by John Juite Ballinacree aged 10 years¬ In years gone by when a lane in Ballyonacad was been made two men named Thomas Reilly, and Brian Kelly, who were working on the lane dreamt of the pot of gold. They were to get it the next day at work, but they were to speak to each other. When they were to come near the gold, a big black man was to appear to them and they were to hit him with the spade¬

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Austin Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rathmea, Co. Meath

   Informant

   John Tuite

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Ballynacree, Co. Meath