School: Mullach Dubh

Location:
Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Blioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 262

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    dreamed of a treasure at the foot of Bindow mountain in county Leitrim near a small little house where there were four lonely trees and at one tree there was a flag and under that flag there was a pot of gold. Then the two men parted and the little man wished him good luck. When he came home he went out to those trees and got his pot of gold. It happened in that parish that there was a boy who went to college to be ordained as a priest. His parents had not enough of money to have him ordained so he was turned out of college. He was going to Manorhamilton and he called in to wish the man good luck of his treasure. The flag that was over the pot of gold was in the house and there were letters on it. The writing told that the treasure was the other side of the tree. They went out and got another treasure and the man divided
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sheskin, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Sheskin, Co. Leitrim