School: Cluainín, Granard
- Location:
- Clooneen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 076
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- Long ago there were no ditches. There were only landmarks separating one farm from another.
There was a man named Tom Dags herding in Cartonfree. One day he saw a leipreachan or fairy. He often heard the people say if you could catch a Leipreachan that he would tell you where there was money. Tom ran after the Leipreachan and caught a hold of him and asked him for a pot of gold The little man looked at him and said - "back a fire" Dags. Dags looks behind him and saw no fire. But when he turned again the Leipreachan was gone. So Tom got no money. Tom went home and told what had happened & they said "you are a fool" "What made you take your eyes off him till he told you where the gold was.
- Collector
- Brian Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cartronfree, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Fitzsimons
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Cartronfree, Co. Cavan
