School: Lacken and Leny (roll number 3244)

Location:
Lackan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S, Mac Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 132

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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Hugh Dick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Joanstown, Co. Westmeath
  2. About thirteen years ago there was a man named Patrick Comiskey who lived in Ballyharne, Ballinalack, Co Westmeath. He was going to Ballinalack one night. He had to pass an old fort[h] named Cormac's fort[h]. When he was a couple of yards passed the fort[h] he saw
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