School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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  1. There is a hidden treasure in a wall near our house. It is a gun that is hidden there. It is said that there are three fleeces of wool and a band of flannen around it. The reason why this gun was hidden there is a man out of my district shot a landlord named Cratty and he knocked the eye out of his servant named Mitahell. He was an unfair landlord.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female