School: Belcarra (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Ballycarra, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Heireamhóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0094, Page 344
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- Some time ago it was supposed that there was a -pot- pot of gold hidden in a fort, and that there was a leprahaun minding it. There was one family who made up their minds that they would try and get it. -Th- There were three men, a woman and a child supposed to go to find it. One night they started of after twelve o'clock and went to the place and began to dig. There was no one to speak -from- after the digging began. They could hear the leprahaun whistling. They dug on for an hour or two, and at last the child sneezed, but no one spoke. He a sneezed _ and third time, then one of the men said "Dia linn a bua?chaill". The very moment the -mat- man spoce the hole was filled in again, and the men had to go home without the gold.
- Collector
- Thomas Tuffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gweeshadan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Tuffy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Gweeshadan, Co. Mayo
