School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)
- Location:
- Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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- On top of Slieve - na - mon there is supposed to be a treasure hidden. Two men who heard of this set out to find it. They brought with them a pick and a spade. When they reached the top they began to dig, when they had dug some distance, they heard a great noise and looking around they beheld a pide gaovie[?]. A pide gaovie[?] is a fairy wind, and if it struck you it would kill you. The men were frightened and ran away leaving behind them the spade and pick. A few days later they went to look for them, but to their surprise the fairies had built a great heap of stones where they had been digging, and that heap can be seen today.
- Collector
- Michael Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Boolagh, Co. Tipperary