School: Beith Mhór (Beaghmore) (roll number 1209)
- Location:
- Beagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 305
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- A Hidden Treasure - collected by James Kenny, Class VI, Miltron, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim.
Told by Pat Kenny (same address] age about 60.There is supposed to be a pot of gold buried in the townland of Drumerhare. It is supposed to be guarded by the fairies. One night a man called Larry Mc Dermott was coming from a raffle in a neighbour's house at about one o'clock. When he was going across a whinny field, near his own home, he saw a little fairy hammering a shoe and singing at his best. Larry made a grab at the fairy and caught it. The fairy thought he would get Larry to look around, by telling him that there was a horse in his vats. Larry would not look round but said "If you don't tell me where there is a pot of gold, I'll squeeze to death". The fairy got afraid, and he brought Larry over to a whin and said there was gold there. Larry tied(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Miltron Glebe, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Pat Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Miltron Glebe, Co. Leitrim
