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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

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Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 279

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    There are numerous stories told about hidden treasure in Ireland. There is scarcely a townland with which these legends are not connected. The treasures are generally supposed to be hidden in under cairns, raths and castles.
    There are two stories told in Fahan about hidden gold, and two about the finding of gold. People say that gold is hidden in a farm in Craigtown belonging to Mr Joe Ferguson. Mr Joe Adams is said to have put it there ninety years ago. When he was dying he told
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jean Gillighan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr J. Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Donegal