School: Ferbane (B.)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. Once upon a time a crock of gold was hidden in Gallen. People used to go to look for it and they could not find it. A watch dog was supposed to mind it.
    One day a man was cutting a tree and he found it. He brought the gold home. Ever since that the fairies used to follow him
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghaboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Pat Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghaboy, Co. Offaly