1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cluain an Iubhair

School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)

Location:
Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Háinlighe
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 415

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 415

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cluain an Iubhair
  2. XML Page 415
  3. XML “Hidden Treasure”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Hidden Treasure (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    they received a large sum of money in exchange for them. They were very proud on account of their great luck, but before long their luck was changed.
    All the treasures belonged to the fairies, and they made the man's life very unpleasant. They tormented the poor family incessantly. Every night they upset the furniture in his house. The cows in the barn were pegged with turf. At night when they were in bed they were pegged with potatoes and many other tormenting things.
    The terrified unfortunate man did not know what to do.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Leo Dodd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Chacefield, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Michael Dodd
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Chacefield, Co. Sligo