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

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Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 445

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    the third night but next morning with Mr. Murphy she went to dig for the treasure. They could not get it for she had told her dream, and they heard a voice telling them to dig no further lest some mishap befall them. So the buried treasure and the large stone are there to this day.
    In Mr. Prendergast's land there is a field called Caureen, and in that field there is a large mound of clay under which valuable treasure lies hidden. The Tuatha de Danaans hid themselves from the Celts under this mound and took their treasure with them. A few people tried to get the gold
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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