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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 213

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    In another story about Johnie Mulrooney I heard how he went to dig for a pot of gold in Killaraght. Johnie went there one day and started to dig for the gold. He kept digging for some time. At last he struck the spade against something hard. To his great delight he saw a pot. He lifted out the pot and took off the lid and saw nothing but the full of the pot of lard. At this he was greatly astonished. Poor Johnie had not much good luck it seems by the look of these two stories which I heard about him. Many other people have dug for the gold but never got anything. It was said to be hidden under a great big tree in the corner of the Killaraght grave-yard.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonroe or Feenagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Roger Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tonroe or Feenagh, Co. Roscommon