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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0632, Page 39

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  1. A Story about Gold that Was Found near a Hawthorn Bush

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    The time of the Fenians a man lived in Moyarta who was very rich. He had a pot of gold in which he buried near a haw-thorn because he was afraid robbers that were going around the country would steal it from him. He had some magic power and he put a fairy dog minding it for him.
    Long years after that his two great grand daughters were left without their parents and they were very poor. They said to one another,"If we had the pot of gold in which our great gran-father hid we would be alright". That night their great gran-father
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Foran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Querrin, Co. Clare
    Informant
    James Foran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Querrin, Co. Clare