School: An Fhaill Mhór (roll number 12701)
- Location:
- Foilmore, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Mathghamhna
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- (continued from previous page)to follow him and to bring a spade with him. The two men travelled until they reached the grave-yard where the old woman was buried. They dug her up and got all the money that was buried with her and carried her to the door of the rich man's house and stood her against the door and when the servant (got) opened the door the following morning the old woman fell into the floor. They buried her again and they thought that they did not bury enough money, so they buried more money with her.
On the same night the two men did the same work as they did on the previous night. The rich man and his wife, on seeing this said that the house was haunted made up their mind to leave. They left on the following day and the horse had a foal, so they left the foal inside and they went on horse-back. The poor man left out the foal and when the rich man saw him he drove faster and faster through marshy land untill at last they all were drowned. The poor man got the house and farm and he lived happy ever after and if he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Bóidléir
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derreenmoria, Co. Kerry
