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School: Cros Riabhach

Location:
Crossreagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Siordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 452

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    and it hopped out again. It hopped in three times and the third time one of the men put it in his pocket but after a while he put his hand in his pocket but there was no ball in it at all-nothing but withered leaves and moss, and in a moment two little men rushed into the room and one of the men tried to put one of the little men in his pocket but the little man shouted " There is gold under the shirt you are sitting on: A crock for you and one for the man who owns the house." So he released him but got no gold.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Glennon
    Gender
    Female