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School: Béal an Átha Móir (B.)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
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Seán Ó Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0225, Page 333

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    Long ago, a very poor blacksmith was in a wood. As he was passing by a big tree in the wood, a little man all dressed in white appeared to him.
    When the poor blacksmith went home that night and went to bed he dreamt that there was a pot of gold under a lone bush in the wood and that he would have to dig about six feet for it.
    He also dreamt a weasel was minding it, and if the weasel bit him he would die before a year. He dreamt this three nights in succession. He was afraid to start digging, but he brought a little terrier dog with him. When he dug six feet he saw a big stone. He put his spade under the stone, and as soon as he raised it, out jumped the weasel, and went for the man's hand on the spade.
    The dog leaped and killed the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Sharkey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Edward Sharkey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim