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School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)

Location:
Tully More, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 153

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  1. Belief in Fairies etc. - Hidden Treasures

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    There is supposed to be a crock of gold hidden under a holly bush in a field behind my uncle's house in Letterilly in the parish of Glenties. It is covered by a large flag and there is a black cat guarding the gold. It is believed that the Danes put it there during a fight in which they were beaten.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Melley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Annie Melley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Tullycleave More, Co. Donegal

  2. Hidden Treasure

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    There is supposed to be a box of golden treasures and a crock of gold hidden at Lough Caoran about a few hundred yards from my home. This lake is between Tullybeg and Lougheradiff. It is said that fairies put it there, and on a certain night in every hundred years there are fairies seen in this spot.
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