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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

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Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 005

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    One night a band of robbers stole gold of a very rich man. They brought it across Glenade Lake on a raft and buried it on a little island. A few nights after they went over to the island again and dug up the gold.
    They got it out of the hole after a hard struggle and managed to put it on the raft. One of the robbers said the raft might sink or break if they got on it but his comrades told him it would not.
    Then they got on the raft. When they were about forty yards from the island the raft broke and none of the robbers could
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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
    Desmond Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim