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School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

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Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462, Page 138

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    the city to get. He told no one his story, so the next day he got up very early and his land lady gave him his breakfast. He went again to the bridge and searched all day long for the pot of gold but he did not get it. He was getting tired of trying for it and he make up his mind that he would only stay the next day that he would go home. He got up early again next morning and came to search the last time for the gold. He was tired from searching and in the middle of the day he made up his mind to go home again to Lauragh. Just as he was about to start out a man came up to him and he said to him "I see you there now
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lehid, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Patrick Shea
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Lehid, Co. Kerry