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School: Grange (roll number 3759)

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Grange, Co. Sligo
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Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 142

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    It is supposed that there is an oven of gold hidden in a field at Streedagh, Grange, Co. Sligo.
    It is not known who hid thisgold, but it is supposed that the gold was hidden under a bush which is standing on a little hillock in the the field and is guarded by a snake which is lying asleep beside the oven.
    Any person who wanted to get this gold would have to proceed as follows. He should go to the place where the gold is and tie a long cord to the lid of the oven, without disturbing the snake. Then he should go up on the top of a house which is near the field and pull the lid off the oven by means
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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
    Michael Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Michael. Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 75
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo