School: Lios an Aonaigh (roll number 1413)

Location:
Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Patrick Cowley
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  1. There is a fort not far from my house at which many things were seen years ago. There was a pair of gold in a little garden not far from the fort. A man who lived in some village around where I live was told in a dream to bring three of his sons with him and go to Robert Anderson's house. He was to bring the man and his son with him There was a hugh eel minding the pan of gold. One of the men had to lose his life at the fighting for the pan of gold.
    He told this man what he was to do. They went to lift th egold in the middle of the day, and had to mark it out with a harrow pin and dig the ground with a spade. They were digging the ground with a spade when a voice spoke up to them and said. "It is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Anderson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Anderson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo