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Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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    The fourth night he went to the fort carrying a spade and shovel and a lantern. He began to dig the fort as fast as he could in the place where he was told in his dreams.
    After he was about an hour digging he saw a broad flat stone, but it was beyond his strength to lift it.
    He went home for his brother and then the two of them went back to the fort and to loosen the flat stone. Just as they were about to lift it they heard a great noise behind them. They looked back, they saw a big bull roaring and jumping and fire flying out of his eyes and nose.
    They got such a
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    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
    Patrick Aherne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Limerick