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School: Creagach

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Craggagh, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0118, Page 47

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    Many years ago a man named Walter Hunt lived in the village of Ballyclogher in the Parish of Balla Co Mayo. He dream'nt three nights in succession of a pot of gold which lay in a field near a lake named Lough Aveely
    After having dream'nt the third night the next day he set out to secure the treasure
    The impelements he brought with him were :- a spade, and a shovel. When he came to the spot, he started to dig but found to his great surprise the ground so hard that he could not sink the spade into it. He went home and he nor any other person never tried to secure the "ciste" since.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Craggagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballyclogher, Co. Mayo