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School: Gleann Fhaoilidh (Gleneely)

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Gleneely, Co. Donegal
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Pádraig Mac Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 207

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  1. The Hidden Treasure

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    There is a treasure supposed to be hidden at the grey-stone. This stone is situated at the back side of Cornashesk Mountain. Giants long ago made this stone their stopping place. These giants were supposed to have plenty of gold, and to store it, they dug a great hole in the ground beside the grey stone.
    For fear of anyone getting their money, the giants rolled always this big stone on top of the treasure. When these giants died, it was supposed that the treasure was still there. Plenty of people would have tried to get it only for this heavy stone on top of it. The treasure is supposed to consist of gold and silver. The stone where the treasure is is about [?] miles from the county road.
    There lived certain people in our district called Connaghans.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Rushyhill, Co. Donegal