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School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 133

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    Once upon a time there were two young men in Saint John's Point whose names were James Cunningham and John Mac Bready. They were great pals and whereever one was, you were sure to find the other. John Mac Bready dreamt three nights in succession, that there was a crock of gold hidden in a certain corrner of Mac Swine's Castle. (His) He informed his pal about the matter and they decided to go to the castle some night when everybody were asleep.
    One night when everybody were in bed, they went to the castle and brought picks and shovels with them. When they dug
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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
    Shaun Mac Intyre
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal