School: Ardvarney (roll number 15116)
- Location:
- Ardvarney, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Amhaltúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 111
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- (continued from previous page)turning it, a bit of it stuck to his finger and he put his finger in his mouth. He then brought the Salmon to Finnegas and he asked him did he taste it and he told him he did not, but when he was turning it a piece of it stuck to his finger and he put his finger in his mouth. "You have tasted it" said Finnegas angrily. "It is you who has the charm". After that Fionn went to Tara, where he lived for a long time.
Written by-
Margaret Kelly
Drunagher
Dromahair
(Age 12 years)
- A Treasure
there was a mean who dreamt of a treasure that was hidden in Loughnahoo it is a small lake about half a mile outside of Dromahair town. This Lough dries up in the summer time of the year and when it was dry he gathered a lot of men and began to dig for the treasure. They dug for the treasure for three or four days. When they were just coming on what they thought was treasure there came a little man who said to them
"Oh, ye are horrible little men to be working here and the town of Dromahair on fire"
"Run as quick as you can before it is all burned"(continues on next page) - Collector
- Agnes Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Cleen, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Tom Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cleen, Co. Leitrim
