School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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  1. Many years ago there lived a family in the townland of Ballystrang named "the Browns." Their father who was known as Neil Brown dreamt that he saw a dog lifting gold sovereigns in the field which he worked in.
    One day when he was working in the field he came on a flag that he never came on before. He was about to remove it when he saw a man approaching him.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal