School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- One day Anne Duffy on Lanmore was looking for her cows. She was looking around on a hill when she saw a grand man dressed in all sorts of colours. At last she went up to the man and shook the little man and asked him where was his pot of gold. He told it was under a bush. She caught him by the sleeve and brought him to the place and he showed her the bush. She tied her handkerchief on the bush to know it when she would come back with the spade. When she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
