School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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- (continued from previous page)the hounds killed him. "If ever I get back you will know about it" said the cat and he going off.
- There is a small little forth in my townland and there is a pot of gold in a small hill in it. There is a white-headed bull minding it. He goes to Tulsk church every Sunday to Mass. If you were able to have the hill dug before he would come back you would get the pot of gold. If he found you digging it he would kill you. but of you sprinkled a drop of holy water in his face he would go away. No one ever tried to find it
- Informant
- John Madden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lissalway, Co. Roscommon
- There was a man and his wife living about a mile from a forth. He ran very poor after a short time. The fairies took all he possessed into their forth. One day he bought sheep at a fair. When he was coming home the sheep ran into the forth so he did not know(continues on next page)
