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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 469

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    There are not many stories of hidden treasure in this district. No treasure was buried by any human being. The leipreachaun is said to have buried a pot of gold in a field belonging to Thomas Tarpey of Bekan but Thomas Tarpey or his father before him would not allow any one to dig up the treasure.
    A man named Molloney of Bekan dreamt that there was half a horse-shoe and some coppers buried under the one-mile bush on the Brackhlagh road. For three nights in succession he dreamt about this and asking an old man he was told it must be true. The next
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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
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo