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School: Cluain Catha (roll number 16291)

Location:
Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
Teachers:
Dll. Ó Módhráin Ss. Mac Eoghain
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  1. A Hidden Treasure

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    There is a treasure hidden in "Carraward" ditch in Ballybeg in the parish of Carniska Co Roscommon.
    It is supposed to be there for over one hundred years and to consist of a crock of gold. It was put there by a robber who was to be executed. . He told in jail that the treasure was hidden in this ditch.
    A man who was in America dreamt he got this treasure.He saw the spot where it was hidden in his dream. He was so sure of it that he came home and dug for it in the very spot where he thought it was but he found nothing.
    No other gold or
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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
    Brigid Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Hubert Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon