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School: Doire Liath (roll number 14301)

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Derrylea, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuanaigh
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    “Three hundred years ago there was a battle in the village of Redford.”

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    Three hundred years ago there was a battle in the Village of Redfod.
    It was held beside a river and the river flows through the village. The village gets its name from that river.
    There were hundreds of people killed at that battle and it was overflown with blood.
    The old people also say that there is a pot of gold buried in the river and there is a fairy always watching the river in case somebody would steal the gold. Michael Lyons told me the story. He is seventy years old.
    The village is called Ath-Deárg.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aderg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70