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School: Tulchán (roll number 10097)

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Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Guidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0190, Page 069

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    "In Wardhouse there is a field situated near the sea. In it there is supposed to be a treasure hidden. A man of the name of O'Reilly who lived in Belturbet in the County Cavan dreamt on three consecutive nights that there was a treasure hidden in a certain part of the field. On the fourth day he and six other men came down from Cavan to the field to search for the treasure. At midnight when all the people in the village were in bed they started digging. They were digging only a short time when there came a great gust of wind. It tossed all the men here and there through the field. The men were all
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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
    Seosamh Mac Guidhir
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Francis Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Doobally, Co. Leitrim