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School: Tír na nEascrach

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Tiranascragh, Co. Galway
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Eamonn Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0058, Page 0221

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    Treasure - crock of gold - hidden by two men, names unknown - one the owner of the money. The owner when hiding the money under the first step of the stone stairs in Longford Castle brought another man with him. When the gold was buried the owner killed the other man so that his spirit would guard the treasure. Some years after the owner was dying. He sent for his sister to give her the treasure but when the sister who lived in Tipperary was crossing to Shannon to Longford Castle she was drowned. The first spirit was released from guarding the treasure and to this
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Pat Mullin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Nevin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycrossaun, Co. Galway