School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)
- Location:
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 475
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- One day a man fell asleep becide a lot of rocks. Very soon he began to dream of a pot of gold and thought he had it. When he woke up he started looking for it for all his might. He came to a small tree and saw a sort of a pot made of moss or rods and a tin lid on it. "I have it he said "I have it his eyes opened very big to see it. The man tried to open it but he was not able. He then tried to carry it home and it fell and broke and he saw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Claggan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Claggan, Co. Mayo
