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   the tree is called " the bloody oak tree".

   

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2. Béaloideas

   

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   When a man of the name O'Malley in Corthoon was digging an old sandpit he found a bag of old coins. He cleaned them and found they were old pennies dating back to the fifteenth century. He sold them to a man in Tuam for two pounds. The man in Tuam sent them to the museum.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Daniel Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dalgan Demesne, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   John Davin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dalgan Demesne, Co. Mayo

3. Béaloideas

   

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   There was once a man called Kevin Davin. This man used to write poetry in English. He is supposed to have lived in an old house in Pat Davins field on the side of Dalgan road. this is a verse of a poem he wrote.
   A neat little cottage,

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