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School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 197

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  1. The Crock of Gold (continued)

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    After about a year after a niece of his came to live in the mansion, and she got married there. One day as she was cleaning up one of the rooms she found documents telling where the treasure was hidden.
    She told her husband, and he said he would search for it. Early next morning he was up and when he had eaten his breakfast he and a servant-boy went out to dig it up, but no sooner had they struck the spade in the ground than a raging bull charged them and they had to fly for their lives.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr John Ginley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo