School: Mágh Rua (B.) (roll number 5880)
- Location:
- Moroe, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: John Maher
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- A long time ago in the parish of Doon a woman was walking through a field. She was winding flax on a staff as she went. She heard the sound of hammering and when she looked around she saw a Leprechaun. He is supposed to know where gold is hidden so she ran over and caught him and asked him for the bag of gold. He told her it was hidden under a little hill in the field. How will I know that hill she asked if I go home for a spade to dig it. He said to stick the staff in the hill so she went home for the spade but when she returned to the field she saw a staff stuck in every little hill. So that she could not make out under which held the gold was hidden.
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- Collector
- Pat O' Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappanouk, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John O' Donovan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Cappanouk, Co. Limerick
- 8. Pat O'Donovan, Cappanuke Murroe.. Got from his father John O'Donovan. age 62 years.
A couple of years ago another boy and myself went to a neighbouring house. On our way we had to pass a graveyard. it was about eleven o' clock when we were coming home andit was a very dark night. when we were passing the graveyard we saw a big white(continues on next page)