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School: Beárna Dhearg (C ) (roll number 14634)

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Barnaderg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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    A hidden pot of Gold Rings
    My father said that he had never heard any story about gold but he said that an old man dug a field near my house and got a pot of gold rings and ever afterwards, the field is called "Gort na Fáinne" the field of the rings
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Fahy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garraun Beg, Co. Galway
    Informant
    William Fahy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garraun Beg, Co. Galway