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School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

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

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    Many years ago a highway man by the name of O'Hara was hung in Roscommon. As his last request he asked was there any man there from Killtrusten. They denied it and he said "Where the four walls meet on Cragga Hill my hoard is buried" It is told that the hoard consists of a foal's skin of gold.
    Many attempts have been made to unearth it but no one has ever succeeded, for it is found that there are many places where four walls meet on Cragga Hill.
    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
    Nancy Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Boland
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupations
    Farmer
    Postman
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon