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School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)

Location:
Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 256

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    Stories told in
    Barony: Costello
    County: Roscommon
    Related By: Dominick Cryan
    Address: Beechmount, Ballaghadereen
    Written By: Joseph O'Brien
    Address: Ballaghadereen
    Age: 11 years
    Date: Feb 1938
    One dark November night as the wind moaned dismally around the house a knock sounded on our door. On opening it I beheld Dominick Cryan the noted story teller of our district. I asked him to tell a story and he consented.
    "I remember well" he said "the day old Pat Malone died. The people of Lung said he was a miser and that he had heaps of gold. He used to go around clad in torn garments and he used to beg from the people.
    One night (he) he became ill but nobody could enter his room as the door was locked. Suddenly we heard a scream and then
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    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
    Joseph O Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Dominick Cryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon