School: Leitre (roll number 16164)

Location:
Lettera, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Reachtaire
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    be good to you." "Send that boy out at midnight to the back of the house where the ash tree is." When midnight came she sent the boy out to the ash tree. The fairy was at the tree and a lot more. The fairy gave him a pot of gold. When the next day came himself and his grand-mother went to the town and they bought a lot of nice things for the Christmas. The two lived a very happy life after that as long as they lived.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Folktales index
    AT0062: Peace among the Animals
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Raftery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonnacat, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Brian Raftery
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonnacat, Co. Galway