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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 274

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    Stories told in
    Barony: Costello
    County: Roscommon
    Related By: Edward Doherty
    Address: Ballaghaderreen
    Written By: William Spelman
    Address: Ballaghaderreen
    Age: 11 yrs
    Date: May 1938
    Since about the year 1800 a story has often been repeated of a little pot of gold being hidden in a briar fence between the town lands of Aughalustia and Rooskey, Ballaghaderreen. On one occasion the story says that the two men namely Callaghan and Cunningham of Ballaghaderreen got their hands on a leprechaun near this spot. They enquired where he had his treasure hidden and he pointed to this fence and also to a briar where the pot of gold was hidden. One of the men Mr. Callaghan put a mark on this briar and allowed the Leprechaun to go
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Spelman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Edward Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon