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School: Rath Cruachan

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Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
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Séamus Diúc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0251, Page 106

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    “About forty years ago a man from Rathcroghan went to a fair in Boyle with pigs.”

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    The stranger hit him on the back and he started coughing up gold. The man gathered the gold and when he was about to mount the cart he noticed the stranger had disappeared.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Jones
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenballythomas, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Richard Scott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenballythomas, Co. Roscommon