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School: Cill Cúlach

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Kilcooly, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0250

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    It is said that there is a pot of gold under a rock on the top of Ballydugan hill. There is a cat there to mind it. A large number of men dug for the pot of gold, but they could not find it. The cat was a witch and she had it hidden away from them. At last the men came on the cat and killed her. Then they men went in search of the gold the second time. In their search they met a large stone and they saw the lid of the pot. They took up the crock of gold and they divided it between them. They were then rich for life.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydoogan, Co. Galway