School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 17_002
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- (continued from previous page)Hidden Gold
I have often heard of a place where a pot of gold is hidden but this is a story about it. One summer when my grandfather was cutting oats in a place called Portaigh. It was very late when he had the oats stooked and on his way home he had to build a gap. He had the mare and cart with him and he left the cart standing at a big rock. The mare started to eat grass around the rock and after a while a big hound came out and chased the mare around Portaigh. The hound went under the rock again(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Geraty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Balloor West, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Mc Greevy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Balloor West, Co. Mayo
