School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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  1. In the parish of Killala Co. Mayo there lived a man the name of Tom Clifford. He was a very poor man and he had a big family.
    One night he dreamt of a "Císte" on London Bridge. He dreamt three nights in succession about it and so he thought it was true.
    He had only one cow and he said to his wife that he would sell the cow and go to London. His wife did not want him to sell the cow but he did
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elma Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymote, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Owen Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymote, Co. Sligo