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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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Faugher, Co. Donegal
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Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 293

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  1. Cistí Óir i bhFolach (continued)

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    gold about the size of crowns. The place where the pot was found was supposed to be guarded by an otter. Ever since the pot was found the otter has never been seen.
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    Ranaroe is the name of the place where the treasure was supposed to be hidden. Ranaroe is about a quarter of a mile from the main road between Dunfanaghy and Port-na-Blagh. It is below the Port-na-Blagh hotel along the edge of the water.
    Pirates came in a ship to an old man for shelter one stormy night. They had three casks of plunder with them and they hid the plunder for safety in the old man's field. The old man's people
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John C. Mullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portnablahy, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Breaghy, Co. Donegal