School: Pollréamoinn (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Pollremon, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Duibhghiolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0014, Page 200
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- (continued from previous page)ey with five hills round it and Mass was said in it. The old people say it is that valley. The five hills around it.In winter there is a loch in the valley. There is another field called Gortaín Lár. In it the middle of a farm [?] and that is why is is called that name.
- There is an old woman about ninety years of age living in Kildaree, Williamstown, Co Galway. She has many stories about hidden treasures. A man named James Walsh was told by a fairy to go and get a pot of gold which was hidden under a certain bush. He told him to go when he would hear the cracking of our hammers and the singing(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Hussey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonmaghaura, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Kildaree, Co. Galway
