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School: Kilkitt

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Kilkit, Co. Monaghan
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Ss. Ó Baoighealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 072

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    One night there was a man crossing Formil fort. He was going to a place where he he heard there was a treasure hidden. When he went to the place he could see small men with red jackets. He thought if he could catch one that he would tell him where the treasure was. But when he would go to catch him he could get nothing only a bush, and a laugh would rise through the fort at him, so he had to go on.
    One night he was crossing it again and he
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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
    Eileen Hamilton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickaveilty, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Tom Keelaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilkit, Co. Monaghan