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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    In the village of Prison, Parish of Balla, Co;Mayo. There stand the walls of an old Prison. It is built about 200 years. It was built by a man named Tobias Bourke who was king of Connacht. There was a gallows in it on which people were hanged. The mortar which was used in the building of it was mixed with blood.
    There is a pot of gold hidden under one of the chimneys with a stone 1 cwt over it. A man named Pat Kelly dreamt three nights
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    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
    Mary Kate Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo