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School: An Clochán (B)

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Clifden, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br. Angelo Mac Shámhais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0004, Page 042

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  1. The Haunted Cave

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    A few years ago a man heard that a pot of gold was hidden in a cave at the back of the beach. So one night he went down to get the gold. As he was going in the open of the cave he seen a ghost in the door he ran away and he heard a voice saying "I am Joyce who got drowned a few years ago and my bones lie here." The next day a lot of men and guards went down and got his bones and buried him. It is said that he was fishing and he got drowned and his body was missing for three years. The gold is still in the cave but no one ever went
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Gough
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr King
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Galway