School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 006
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“For three nights a man dreamt of a crock of gold hidden in a field in the townland of Cowpark. On the third day he went with his shovel and dug until he came to a large flag.”
For three nights a man dreamt of a crock of gold hidden in a field in the townland of bowpark. On the third day he went with his shovel and dug until he came to a large flag. With the help of a neighbor he lifted it and a large serpent appeared. They ran for their lives and the gold still remains hidden.
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“About three miles from Ballyshannon beside Wardtown castle, there is a lake called, Loch na nBan Finn, in which a chest of gold of supposed to be hidden.”
About three miles from Ballyshannon beside Wardtown castle, there is a lake called, Loch na mban […] Finn, in which a chest of gold is supposed to be hidden. It is said that there is a large dragon guarding it and no one can succeed in getting near the buried treasure. - Collector
- Tom Cleary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Frank Dolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullymore, Co. Donegal