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School: Liatra (roll number 13341)

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Lettera, Co. Galway
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Seán Mac Sheoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 036

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    a solid object but when he put down his hand to withdraw the pot of gold, one of his fingers was knocked off. A second time he put down his hand and another finger was knocked off. He put down his hand no more because his loss was too great already.
    The only proof my grandfather had of the truth of this story was that Peter Doherty lacked two fingers off his right hand ever after. No attempts have since been made to recover this hidden treasure because people fear the fate of Peter Doherty.
    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)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Morgan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Croaghill, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Morgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Croaghill, Co. Galway