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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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    Hidden Treasure
    10th Nov; 1937
    My mother Brigid Lynch aged 42 years, living in the townland of Creevy, in the parish of Abbeylara, Co. Longford told me that she heard from the old people of her district, that near our home in Creevy there is a "Pot of Gold" hidden in the ruins of an old house.
    It is said there is a black cat guarding it, and that many people often tried to unearth it, and a black cat would always appear to them,
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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
    Rose Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford