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School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh

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Carraholly, Co. Mayo
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Brian Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 325

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    his ghost guards it even to this day.
    Many Danish and Norwegian captains sailing their vessels into Westport Harbour still ask the pilots to point out Innisjaw and they tell the story of the hidden there by the Danes long ago and they say also that the story of the treasure is told in the folklore books in their country.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Blánaid Ní Ghiobúin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Austin Gibbons
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rusheen, Co. Mayo