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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 007

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    Hidden Treasure
    12-11-1937
    About three miles from the town of Belturbet are the ruins of an old monastery called Drumlane Abbey. It is said that there is a lot of money hidden around the ruins, especially under a certain bush growing in the middle of a field.
    Many attempts have been made to cut this bush but so far no one has succeeded. One man who attempted to cut it hurt his hand and the hand never got better. Another man attempted to cut it and the axe flew out of his hand and could never be found.
    Eilisheen Mc Govern,
    Miltown, Belturbet,
    Co. Cavan.
    I heard this story from Mr. Bernard O' Reilly, Derreyhen, Miltown, Belturbet, Co. Cavan.
    He is about seventy-five years old.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilisheen Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Bernard O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Derrygeeraghan, Co. Cavan