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   I heard this Story from
   Mr. Michael Gallagher, still alive 60 years
   Valley, Dugort P.O.,
   Westport, Co. Mayo.

   

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2. Neptune

   

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   Neptune It was a boat that came into Dukinella strand. It had a fine cargo of Buffalo hides and rum and brandy, when it in it hot a white rock and the water was covered red. Some of the people went away and others went to Hospital. One man was dead and another had a broken leg. It was minded by the Kelly coast-gaurds afraid anything would be stolen. It came in on the 16th of January 1860. A boat very big came in and tried to take the Neptune away. The Duke-ella people did not get the best of the boat, the Castle people got it. One man from Dunkinella Pat Toolis (Paidin Ruad) went down with horse and he got a lot of Buffalo hides, and when he was coming home, he went down so far in the shore

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mr Francis O' Malley

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Anthony Gallagher

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   77

   Address

   River, Co. Mayo