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School: Cnoc Sacsan (roll number 16024)

Location:
Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123, Page 334

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    (3) "When you take her down the fairies will rush at you, but you must keep the knife between them and yourself and your sister."
    Everything that the wise woman told him to do he did. When the fairies tried to reach the girl they saw the magic knife flailing here and there and they had to go back beaten. They went into the fort again cursing and raging. The man said that he would not go home without getting a pot of gold. His sister knew where there was one hidden. He got it and he lived in peace and plenty to the end of his life.
    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Faoláin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Judge
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bohola, Co. Mayo