School: Keelagh
- Location:
- Keelagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ellen Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 060
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- One time a man wanted a crock of gold and he did not know how he could get it. He went to a neighbours and asked the man of the house how could he get it.
The man told him if he would go to a wood about twelve oclock on a moonlit night he would get the fairy sitting on a block of wood and to catch him. When he would get hold of him not to let the fairy out.
The man did as he was told and he got the fairy and asked for the crock of gold.
The fairy said to the man look at that big black dog behind you but the man made sure not to look behind.
The fairy had to give the gold and the man went home very proud(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Katie Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullalougher, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Reilly
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullalougher, Co. Cavan
