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School: Baile Rua (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballyroe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Crosáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0014, Page 011

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  2. A Hidden Treasure

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    There was once a man by the name of James Collins from Lisrivish and he found a pot of gold. When the Irish were fighting against the Black and Tans he hit it in a block of wood in the bog. When all the trouble was over he went very happily to look for the pot of gold and when he reached the place all the gold was gone. Next day he went with a big shovel to break the block of wood and the very last piece he broke he found the pot of gold in it and he went home very happily. Then about two months afterwards three soldiers came to his house and said that they lost a pot of gold during the great
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs Mary Kirrane
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Michael Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Williamstown, Co. Galway