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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 014

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    Once there was a man and he was going through a wood. He saw a little man and thinking it was a Leipreachan, he went towards him and asked him where he had the gold hidden. the little man told him to go home and get a spade to dig for the gold and when he would return he would see a red ribbon on the tree under which the gold was hidden.
    The man went home for the spade and when he returned the little man was gone and there was a ribbon on every tree.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Shannon
    Gender
    Male