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    In Ireland like other places people say treasures are hidden in lonely places.
    People say that in the village of Banada Ballaghaderreen a pot of gold is hidden. It is hid in William Colman's fort under a bush and a cat is minding it.
    One time Billy William's father had a dream three nights one after the other to go to the bush dig under it and he would find a pot of gold if he dug when the people would be at Mass.
    The cat goes to Mass in
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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
    James Casserly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissergool, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Casserly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissergool, Co. Roscommon