School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 299
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)
- XML School: Camross, Mountrath
- XML Page 299
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
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
(no title) (continued)
“John Breen found a key in his field...”
(continued from previous page)Thechest okey was supposed to come from Aghaboe. They brought it with a mule and turned the heel of the shoe to the toe that they could not be traced.The people who saw them going in at the gate said the white horse was on the potatoes when they were going up and they were only boiled when they when they returned. Several people has dreamt and dug for the money but so far it is not known whether it was ever got or not.Once upon a time a lot of stout lads went to dig for the gold. They took a black Cock and a blessed candle but when they thought they were coming near the gold a storm raise and chains rattled and they flew in all directions and had to leave the gold behind. 'Tis a pity that some poor old farmer near the place could come on it. 'Twould be great help when money is so scarce.
(no title)
“I often heard the Mrs talk about a little old man...”
I often heard the Mrs talk about a little old man called "Mickey the Fairyman". Once upon a time he always kept going from place to place.(continues on next page) - Informant
- John Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rossnadough, Co. Laois