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School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

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Lucan, Co. Dublin
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Sr Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 62

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    when he came out he had a hump on his back.
    A little girl lived near by and every time she passed she said 'wax' 'Wax', now this made the fairy very angry. One day he chased the little girl into a wood but she had a stick and hit him with it, and he fell and the lump was a sack of gold. Some people say she buried it in Esker -Abbey and others say she brought it home with her to the north.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lucan, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Sally Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lucan, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Cully
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lucan, Co. Dublin