School: Gleann Éada (roll number 8537)

Location:
Glenade, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaolaith
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  1. It is supposed that there is a pot of gold on the Island in Glenade Lake. It was placed there by a man and his son. They went out to the Island on a raf to bury the pot of gold. The man's wife who watching them from her house, saw the raft overturn and her husband and son drown. She became insane and all trace of the treasure is lost from that day to this.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Glenade, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Bean Uí Mhaolaith
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Glenade, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Tom Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Crumpaun, Co. Leitrim