School: St Johnston (2)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 194
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- (continued from previous page)stone in the middle of the field.
When they rearched the stone they saw the leprechaun sitting on the stone. They turned home again. They leprechaun came after them and asked them what did they want. They said they were searching for a fox. The Leprechaun told them that he would go with them. They knew when the Leprechaun would go with them they would not get any chance of searching for the crocks of gold. When they went over the field they thought they would turn home again for it was late.
The leprechaun came back again with them and he said "I know what you are looking for." He said "you are searching for the crock of gold that I have hid. I will give it to whoever gets it first. I will give it to them, and he can share it with the rest. They began searching for the gold but noen(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Houston
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dernacally, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Willie Houston
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Dernacally, Co. Donegal
