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School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)

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Bellanurly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mrs Anna Ewing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 169

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    During the troubled times - 1916 to 1922, the republicans spent a lot of their time hiding on Benbulbin during the daytime. They did not wish to encounter the Free State Soldiers or the "Black and Tans". At night they raided business houses and banks in Sligo town, and brought the booty to their hiding places. It is said that in their hurry they forgot half the places they had put the money in and that it is still there.
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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
    K. Hudson