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School: Dumha-chaisil

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Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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  1. The Hidden Treasure

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    A mile and a half north of this school there is an old fort on the land of John Mark Gormley of Crowhill.
    Behind Gormley's house there is a fort covered over with moss.
    Under the thick growth of grass and moss there is supposed to be a stone which measures eighteen inches by twenty-four.
    A treacherous cat guards this treasure.
    The lucky person dreams three nights in succession and in his dream the stone is pointed out to him.
    On the fourth night he
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    History Edit
    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
    Nan Quigley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Quarryfield, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Thomas Gormley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bunnanaddan, Co. Sligo