School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)
- Location:
- Strade, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bean Uí Liodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0124, Page 7
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- There was once a man who was very fond of gold. He was always thinking of gold. One night he dreamed of a spot where gold was hidden. The next day he said nothing baout it and the second night he had the same dream but still he said nothing. On the third night however he dreamed again about the gold. The next day at daybreak he got up dressed himself and went to the spot where the gold was hidden. When he had obeyed the orders he got in the dream he aw the pot of gold but there was a black dog on each side of the pot and a black cat on the top. When the man touched the pot of gold the dogs and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Aodha
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Seán Ó Cinnéide
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Knockafall, Co. Mayo
