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School: Páirc na bhFiadh (roll number 15585)

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Deerpark, Co. Roscommon
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    I was told by Mr. Smyth of Croghan that every night at twelve o'clock there are lights seen round the woods, and the lakes at Croghan, in Roscommon. On the lakes little fairies go back and forward with lights in front of them. There is a fort near the place where the fairies live, and there is supposed to be gold hidden in the fort.
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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
    Thomas Redmond
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Croghan, Co. Roscommon