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School: Árd-achadh (roll number 17098)

Location:
Ardagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Ó Coinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 168

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    The things that were hidden were worth a couple of thousand pound. No other discoveries of gold or silver were found in the district.
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  2. Hidden Treasure

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    In the townland of Ardoughan, in the parish of Ballina, and in the Barony of Tirawley there lives a man named John Durkan. He has about twenty five acres of land. About five hundred yards from the crossroads of Ardoughan he has about two acres of land. In the middle of the field about twenty yards
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Dhochartaigh
    Other names
    Bríghid Ní Dhochartaigh
    Brigid Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontykillew, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Cloontykillew, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Dochartaigh
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    17
    Address
    Cloontykillew, Co. Mayo