School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 379
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- (continued from previous page)went over to the lore bush and there was a bohalaun growing beside the bush and McKiernan said "Bad luck to me but if I had to see that bohalaun last night and pluck it I'd frighten the fairies away". So he pullled the bohalaun and under it didn't he get a crock of gold. He brought it home and put it under the bed, but he never slept a wink after. In about nine days time a voice came to the window one night and told him to lay back the crock of gold and that he'd sleep. So he left it back at the bush and he slept as well as ever after.
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- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Jimmy Galloghy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
