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    going down. One of the men caught her by the tail and the man who was down in the hole asked what was darkening the hole. He said if its tail breaks you will know. With that he jumped one side and he saw the sow disappear down beside him.
    Several attempts have been made to get the gold but all end in the same way when the pig appears.
    Bert Lafferty,
    Cloonfad,
    Tibohine, Frenchpark.
    Co. Roscommon.
    Heard from Thomas Durr
    Same address
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bert Lafferty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Durr
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon