School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1103, Page 11

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    Long ago there was a man named John Mulhern and he used to be quarrying stones every day. One day he came on a pot. He took it home to his wife, Mary, and when Mary looked, it was full of gold Sovereigns. She left the pot by, in a safe place, and then she said to the old man that
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  2. Long ago there was a man named John Mulhern and he used to be quarrying stones every day. One day he came on a pot. He took it home to his wife, Mary, and when Mary looked, it was full of gold Sovereigns. She left the pot by, in a safe place, and then she said to the old man that
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal