School: Richmond (roll number 14400)
- Location:
- Richmond, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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- There is a fort on my father's farm called lios na Marbhra. It is situated on the town land of Carrowkilleen. The fort is of a round shape. There is only one bush growing on it. The people say it is a fairy bush.
Long ago a man went to cut down the bush and when he had half it cut blood came out of it. A few days after the man got sick. The priest a doctor came to the sick man. The doctor said it was a fret he got.
A man dreamt to come to that place at twelve o'clock in the night that there was gold hidden there. In the morning he told the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maisie Donnelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowkilleen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Michael Donnelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Carrowkilleen, Co. Mayo
