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School: Naomh Pádraig

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Killala, Co. Mayo
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    Under the shore facing Rathfran Abbey there is a huge rock with an opening in it. In this rock it is said that people hid money during the time of the Black and Tans because at that time the Black and Tans used to come into peoples' houses and search them and if they found any money they took it with them. No one ever tried to get the treasure because it is said if any person went to interfere with the rock that it would open and swallow them.
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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
    Peggy Sealy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathfran, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Malley
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathfran, Co. Mayo