School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)

Location:
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 104

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 104

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    neighbours bought the land giving a great price, each one thinking the buried treasure was in his part. Though a great search was made no money was ever got. People still hope to find it.
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  2. In the locality in a remote part of Co Monaghan there is a place called Formil Fort. It is situated in the village of Ballytoarin which is about fourteen miles from Monaghan town.
    Old people say that a crock of gold is buried there in the Fort. A man called Tom McCabe with other men was lighting a bonfire. One of the men went to get firewood near the fort. He fell into the bushes. As he lay in the
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