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School: Dún Mór (cailíní)

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Dunmore, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín Halliday
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0094

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    “About a quarter of a mile from the town of Dunmore there are the ruins of an old castle.”

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    About a quarter of a mile from the town of Dunmore there are the ruins of an old castle. There is a tradition that in the vicinity of this old castle there lies buried a valuable treasure which once belonged to Roderick O Connor.
    It was supposed that on each November's Eve a huge black cat appeared somewhere near the old Castle and that if a person would see him he would be able to discover where the treasure lies hidden.
    In former times there was a person living in Castlefarm who used to remain up on November's Eve to watch for the black cat to make his appearence.
    It was supposed that a band of men used to come from the south of Ireland in search of this hidden treasure.
    The men used to lie hidden near
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    P. Glennon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Dunmore, Co. Galway