School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

Location:
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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    are to be seen with red lights in their lands. People tried to get at the treasure but they failed. When people went near the cave a smell would come from it. The place was disinfected and men with gas masks tried to get at it but the smell melted away the masks and it killed the man. The treasure is left there to be found by some person.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aidan O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon