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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

Location:
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 002

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    Hidden Treasure
    A mountain called Sheemor is situated about five miles north of Carrick-on-Shannon and two miles from the village of Leitrim in the Parish of Kiltoghert, County Leitrim. On the summit of the mountain is a lake bounded on three sides by high cliffs. On the fourth side a path of about five feet in width leads down to the edge of the lake.
    It is stated that a trunk of gold lies hidden at the bottom of the lake. A person who desires to find this treasure is required to bring twelve white horses without a black hair in any of them, to the edge of the lake. A cat guards this treasure. If a person brings a black horse or a white horse with a black hair in it the cat swims to the shore and tears the
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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
    Joseph O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    George Lawder
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Leitrim