School: Liathdruim
- Location:
- Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0065
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- (continued from previous page)when he heard of the gold and he opened the chain he had him tied to the leg of the table with. He went to the foot of a tree where the gold was hidden.
He tied the fairy to the tree while he was digging it. When he had it dug he let the fairy go and he never saw him since.
- There are many hidden treasures about this place such as jewellery and gold. Many people wish to find them but they all fail. Long ago there was an old man named Malachy Daly in Dalyston. He was a rich man but he was very "hard".
He wished no man could becomes as rich as himself. He began to think where did his(continues on next page)
