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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
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Seosamh Ó Catháin
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    There is supposed to be a hidden treasure underneath a rock that is beside the Dooneal River at the foot of the Ox Mountains in Town-a-Dreime.
    A man named Willie Kilgannon of Ballyglass who is still alive, dreamt three nights in succession that there was a crock of gold under this rock that he knew quite well in Town-a-Dreime.
    At four o'clock on the third morning Willie arose, got his spade and went off to dig for the hidden treasure. After an hour's walk he reached the rock under which the treasure was supposed to be. He foung three pence laid on it and he took it and put it into pocket.
    He took off his coat and dug around the rock. After and hour's hard work
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Willie Kilgannon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Sligo