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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
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Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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    About a hundred years ago there was a man who was very poor and he wanted to know where he would find a crock of gold.
    One night when he was sitting with some friends by the fireside he heard the story of the fairy who, if you can catch him will tell you where you may find a crock of gold. This fairy is met only in lonely places or on a bright night. All those who have met him say that he is to be seen sitting under a mushroom or a dock-leaf and he is to be seen
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jane Gately
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cronin, Co. Roscommon