School: An Carraigín (roll number 13836)
- Location:
- Carrigeen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Oireachtaigh
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There is a treasure supposed to be buried in Patrick Kelly's field under an old whitethorn bush. It is said to be a very valuable one, and some say there is a lot of things buried there together, such as rifles and amunition, but the old people say that for certain there are two nuggets of gold and a potful of precious diamonds hidden there.
Those things are said to have been buried there by the Danes when they lived in Ireland, and the very old people say it is very likely that such a treasure exists. There is a big black cat guarding it, it is believed, and she is a very vicious animal.
One day a man named Quinlan and his son when they heard of it set out to dig for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
