School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 365
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- (continued from previous page)twice as much. She also said that he was to dig the next night at half - past twelve. He began as he was told and when he was four feet deep he met a flag and when he lifted it, to his surprise, the pot was there full of gold. The man was so much excited when he found the gold that he almost forgot to read what was on the stone. Luckily enough, he could read Irish. It read: "As much as there is this side, there is twice as much the other side of this bush, but beware of the bull." The man was more or less scared at the last four words, but still he thought there would be great reward for his labour. He decided on starting the other side of the bush, but before he began to dig, the little woman appeared to him again and said to him: "I am in charge of this money for fifty years. It is yours now if you are not afraid of the bull. If you are, you(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 44
- Address
- Rathconny, Co. Meath
