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School: Inniskeen (roll number 13396)

Location:
Inishkeen, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Louis A. Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 013

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  1. Hidden Treasure

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    I know of a place nearby where there is a hidden Treasure. About fourteen years ago my father was quarrying stones. He had been at it for a long time. He was not expecting to find anything in the quarry when suddenly he heard a noise. All surprised he looked around, for the coins in the quarry, and he has them still at home. He still expects that there is more coins in it.
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    About 250 years ago there lived a famous family called McMahon. They lived in the townland of Drumnagrella, in the parish of Inniskeen Co.Monaghan. There were twelve sons and the father, living in a castle. One day in the middle of November,
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mc Gahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lacklom, Co. Monaghan