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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 149

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  1. A Story of a Pot of Gold

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    Many years ago there lived a man in Balinaglee who found a pot of gold. One day as he was digging up a piece of ground in order to put down a pole he found it.
    When he was hammering down the pole, to his great surprise he put it down into a pot of gold, which was hidden in the ground.
    He took up the pot of gold but he left the stick were, where it was because it is said that it is not right to take up anything you put down beside a pot of gold.
    Just then a cat jumped up from beside the pot when he was taking up the gold. A short time afterwards he was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Walshe
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Togher, Co. Mayo