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School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

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Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
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Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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  1. A Treasure Story

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    Not long ago a man living near Mount Dillon bog hid a saucepan full of gold in the bog.
    Every night lights were seen at the place and one day a man went to look for it. The people living near it told him the lights were seen in front of the mountain but the whole bog was in front of the mountain. Although he and other people spent many days looking for it they never found it.
    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
    Nora Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pollymount, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Joseph Thompson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyfeeny, Co. Roscommon