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School: Sessiagh Uí Néill

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Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Liam Mac Meanman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 130

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    “About seventy five years ago a woman appeared on the Tyrone mountains she wore a blue dress what colour of a hat she wore was not known one moment it was blue or green or some other colour.”

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    he did so. So he found a purse of gold underneath it. Now she said dont tell anyone you were speaking to me or I will kill you. So the man went home and never told anyone. He lived a very rich man afterwards. Before he died he told another man about it. He give the other man the gold. When the man got it he never had a days luck after that.
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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
    Annie Grant
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickmagrath, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Charles Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Carrickmagrath, Co. Donegal