School: Calry (roll number 10473)

Location:
Colgagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Róisín Mhig Ualghairg
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  1. There was a man living near the graveyard long ago. One day he went to Sligo and there he met a little man.
    The little red man said to him, "You are a poor man." He then asked him to go with him to the graveyard and that they would dig for a treasure which was hidden under the door
    The man said he would go home first and ask his wife. The little red man told him that he would die a poor man and so he did.
    There was a Protestant Church built on the site of the present graveyard of Clogher.
    There is a treasure supposed to be hidden in Clogher graveyard in an old church which was built there.
    This treasure is supposed to have been hidden by the Danes, right at the door of the church. A dog is supposed to guard this treasure.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Frank Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Clogher Beg, Co. Sligo