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School: Cill a' Lachtáin

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Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
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Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0144

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    vestments are in Cappatagle yet. He had a disagreement with a priest who lived in [?]. This priest gave his curse to all the Donlans and they had bad luck after that. That was what the Leprechaun meant when he told him he would meet something sharper than a razor. Bally Donlan castle was very beautiful and I often saw it when I was visiting my friends who live very near it. It is knocked now and the land divided amongst the farmers around there.
    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)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Headd
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissalumma, Co. Galway