School: Sruth Nua
- Location:
- Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás de Brún
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“One November night Pat Loftus who lived in Roundforth...”
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the top of the hill where the fight was.
The two Kings kept fighting until morning and then the fair took Pat and carried him back to the Burying ground.
The fairy showed Pat where there was a pot of gold. He also told Pat not to tell anyone. Pat went home he told his wife that he had a big pot of gold, he told her not to tell anyone. His wife told the next woman and the story was carried to the landlord.
The and lord took the money from Pat and he was as poor as ever.
May Burke from Mrs Sarah Walsh
(See page 2)
- Collector
- May Bourk
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Sarah Walsh
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo