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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

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Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
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Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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    night Mrs. Byrne dreamt that the treasure was hidden under a large stone in the corner of the field, and that it was guarded by a wild cat, and that Mr. Murphy was to get the treasure with her. The treasure consisted of a large pot of gold according to popular belief and people had often seen red lights around the stone and had heard a cry there also.
    Next night she dreamed the same dream and though she should not have told anybody until she dreamed it a third time she was so excited that she could not wait any longer but told her dream to Mr. Murphy. She did not dream of it on
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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
    Mary Forde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Reask, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Miss A. Veasey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Reask, Co. Mayo