School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

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Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Ó Seaghdha
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  1. Once upon a time there lived a man in Templeglantine his name was Dan Quaid. He lived long side a fort. One night he said he would try his luck. He got a spade and a lantern and started off. When he came to the fort he heard singing he went in farther and he saw seven dwarfs he went over and caugh one of them and said "give me a pot of gold", the little dwarf said look at the fox the looked around and the dwarf disappeared
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Denis Connel
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73