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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 173

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    Hidden Treasure
    4th November 1937
    About sixty years ago there lived a man in Granard, Co. Longford, and he dreamt for three nights in succession that there was a "Crock of Gold" hidden at the side of the Moat in the townland of Teemore in the parish of Granard, Co. Longford.
    He brought his workman to the place, and told him to dig down, and let him know if he saw anything. The man dug for three days, and at last saw a flag stone
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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
    Bernadette Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Granard, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Carr
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Granard, Co. Longford