School: Cill Moicheallóg (B.) (roll number 15740)

Location:
Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Conchobhar Mac Raghnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 471

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    Emby, and the man said, every night for the past three weeks I was dreaming that there was gold hidden under Mountblakney fort, so at long last he decided to come and look for the gold.
    "I am here" says he, three nights in succession looking for the gold, and there is the hole I was digging." The first myself and my brother started digging it, we were haunted by fairies, the second night the same thing occurred, and last night the worst thing of all recurred. We were digging on as usual when all off a sudden a roaring bull with balls of fire coming out his mouth and chains hanging to him, made a sudden rush at us, and we had only enough of time to ran away, and tis only now I am coming to find my coat. Every night that I had the dreams a dreamt, that if I failed a couple of times to try again, and after some time
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Kilmallock, Co. Limerick