School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)

Location:
Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 300

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  1. There was a man one time in Drumlin. His name was Michael O'Reilly. He was able to mow 2 1/2 acres in a day. There was another man who challenged him but one was as good as the other and in the evening they had five acres mowed.
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Corrascoffy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Hugh Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Corrascoffy, Co. Leitrim
  2. There is said to be a crock of gold hidden in a place called Shanwalla not far from our townland. It is said to be under a lone bush. It is said that three men has to dig for it and that one will die. Once three men dug for it and a black cat leaped from under a stone and killed one of them and the others ran away.
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