School: Tulach Bán (roll number 11322)

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   “There was once a poor man going to a fair one morning.”

   

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   lights are seen in this bog at night. Late in the nights bands are heard playing where the treasures are supposed to have been hidden.
   A man was passing through Derrinkekir bog one night and he was led astray by the fairies. After this man was led astray people are afraid to go by this bog at night.

   

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2. Hidden Treasure

   

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   There was a lone tree growing in Knockcullion mountain and there was a pot of gold hidden in the ground beside it. It was placed there by the Irish outlaws, who hid it there for safety. It was got there when the tree was being dug up by the people who owned the bog. The Irish when they were wandering through the mountain hid it for safety. The boy was owned by the people

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Keaney

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Joseph Keaney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Knockacullion, Co. Leitrim