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Story

Abstract: Story collected by Clare Murray, a student at Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha school (Drogheda, Co. Louth) from informant Rita Mc Connell.

Original reference: 0680/5/67

 Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha [Vol. 0680, Chapter 0005]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Louth Schools

COLLECTOR
Murray, Clare 
Gender
female
Location
Louth (County) 
INFORMANT
Connell, Rita Mc 
Gender
female
Age
50
Location
Louth (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Story  [duchas:4964036]

One day a man was working in a forest cutting wood. He was grumbling because he was so poor. When he was going home from work that evening he met a little red man who had coaght his in a branch of a tree. 
Cormac- for that was the wood-cutters name- loosened the little man's beard. He was very grateful so he said to Cormac "What do you want for doing so kind

Story  [duchas:4964037]

a deed." Comack then said "I am very poor." Then the little man asked "would you be satisfied if I filled that can you are carrying with gold." Cormack was delighted and he agreed. 
Then the little man said "Take the lid off the can and look inside." Cormack did so and saw that the can was filled with gold. After some time he began to regret that he had not a larger can for the gold so he said "If I got a larger can would you fill it also with gold." Cormack ran home for a can but when he returned the little red man was gone.

Resource description

Origin information
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 254-255
Volume 0680
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Sr. M. Bernard McCabe.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Supernatural and legendary beings--Neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha
School location
Drogheda Droichead Átha Drogheda Louth
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5079379
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0680/5/67

Suggested credit
"Story"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5079379>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Sr. M. Bernard McCabe.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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