School: Dumha-chaisil

Location:
Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 193

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  1. About half-a-mile from our school there is a "duma" named Doomore in which, some time ago gold was hidden.
    People supposed that if the treasure was dreamt of three nights in succession it would be found on the fourth by the one who dreamt of it.
    One morning when some people were passing by the hill or "duma" they noticed that a large piece of it was dug away, the news spread quickly and it was discovered that the treasure
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dorothy Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontaconnagh, Co. Mayo