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School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

Location:
Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 021

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    is supposed to be hidden. There is an Abbey in Bofeenaun and in the largest gable money is supposed to be hidden.
    There was once a man and he went to the Abbey to try to get the money. He had a ladder with him and he placed it against the gable.
    When he started to mount the ladder the gable began to shake.
    Then the man got afraid and he left the Abbey as he thought he had no chance of getting the money.
    There is a pot of gold supposed to be hidden in Burren
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    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
    Location
    Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Norah Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Mayo