School: Borris (B.)
- Location:
- Borris, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 365
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- (continued from previous page)his eyes of him. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him and never took his eyes of the Leprechaun. He caught him by the right arm, "Now my little red man bring me to the place where the crock of gold is buried.
Off the both set sale to the very spot6 under a old crab tree. He called on his wife Mag to bring the spade and shovel. She began diging and soon came to a long flagstone that covered the tin of gold. Now said the Leprechaun," do not open this tin of gold until this time tomorrow night. If you do open the tin, it will be of no use to you. Poor Mag like all women she had no patience and during the night she got out of bed unaware to her husband and took the lid of the tin box and was delighted with all the lovely gold sovereigns. But alas when they took of the lid at the time appointed it was only full of dry leaves. The Leprechaun came some night after, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballynagrane, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Thomas Doyle
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynagrane, Co. Carlow
