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School: Ballaghameehan (roll number 13908)

Location:
Tullyskeherny, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
John Eames
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 168

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    by the fairies. There was never any lights to be seen at that spot, but a short while after there was a man the name of McNulty going to the bog for a creel of turf and he had a very strong dog with him. He saw the black cat on a stile near the spot. The dog and the cat fought, but the dog killed the cat. The next day the dog died from no sickness, and the owner could not understand why.
    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
    Collector
    John Eames
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Tullyskeherny, Co. Leitrim