School: Dún Flainn (roll number 9669)

Location:
Doonflin Upper, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Maolagáin
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  1. (c) There is treasure supposed to be hidden under a whin bush in a field belonging to Mr. John Golden of Dunmoran, Skreen, Co. Sligo.
    It is not known who put it there nor for what reason it was placed there. Once two men had a dream about this treasure. They were supposed to dream three nights after other about it. They did not wait to dream the third night but set out to find the treasure. They started to unearth it and after some time they saw a pig coming towards them and they ran away. No other attempts have been made to unearth it. The treasure consists of a Crock of Gold. The pig was the animal safeguarding it.
    Thomas Eugene Beglane Skreen, Co. Sligo
    Got from my father, Mr. M. Beglane, Skreen, Co. Sligo.
    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
    Collector
    Thomas Eugene Beglane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skreen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr. M. Beglane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skreen, Co. Sligo