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School: Dún Flainn (roll number 9669)

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Doonflin Upper, Co. Sligo
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Seán Ó Maolagáin
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    There is treasure supposed to be hidden in Mr. John Furey's field at Lara, Skeen, Co. Sligo. It is supposed to be part of a Danish treasure. A man named Gallagher tried to unearth it. He had to have it taken up between midnight and sunrise but as the sun reddened the east, Gallagher saw three red pigs coming towards him. They attacked him and hunted him away. The hidden treasure is supposed to be a crock of gold. The pigs never left him alone. They annoyed him so much that he had to leave the country and go to America.
    Collected from,
    Mr. John Furey,
    Lara, Skeen,
    Co. Sligo
    Written by Frank Foley, Lara, Skeen, Co. Sligo
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr John Fuery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Sligo