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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 529

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  1. A Hidden Treasure

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    A hidden treasure it to be found in a place called. "Polla Carslean". It is situated on the edge of an island called Dun Brisle at Down Patrick about one mile from Ballycastle. it was a family named Barritts that lived there at first they were high way robbers and they left this treasure after them.
    The island is cut away from the other part of the land. Several people tried to go out to the treasure but they could not climb the cliff.
    Some time ago St Patrick had men employed building a church in Down Patrick he had no meat for his servants he sent one of the men over to this man to get him meat the man had nothing to give him only this bull he was called Crum Dub the man
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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
    Peggie O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Langan
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbride, Co. Mayo