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Ss. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 438a

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    good courage at night. Tom said he had. Well said the traveller "there is a great chieftain living near Glin and he has a haunted castle and any man the chieftain got to stay there for a night was found dead in the morning". Tom hearing this said he should go and have a talk to the chieftain about it. Next morning Tom went to the chieftain's house where he met several men before he could get to where the chieftain was living. At long last he met the chieftain and asked had he a haunted castle. "I have" said the chieftain "and I will give three big crocks of gold to the man who will sleep in it for three nights". "Very well" said Tom "I will". The Chieftain
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0326: The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Michael Ahearne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockfinnisk, Co. Limerick