School: Gort Leitreach (roll number 15960)

Location:
Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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    It is said there is a pot of gold ...

    It is said there is a pot of gold in Willie Duignan's field in Currycramp, Farnaught. There is a lone bush over the spot, and over the gold there is a flag 6' x 3', and the person who gets the gold will lose an eye.
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
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    Collector
    John Duignan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Corracramph South, Co. Leitrim
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    If a person walks in his sleep ...

    If a person walks in his sleep he can go on water without sinking, but if he wakes up down he will go.
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    There is a stone down in Mrs Griffin's meadow ...

    There is a stone down in Mrs Griffin's meadow, and a man was going to break it, and there came out a duck[?] the size of a small pig.
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