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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

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Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 251

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    Some years ago a crock of gold was hidden in the middle of a big hill about two miles from my home. Some time afterwards three men had a dream, and in the dream they were told to come and dig for the gold. They came, and dug until they came to a great flag, they liked the flag and immediately a big black cat jumped out and said a life must be lost before you can get this gold. The men thought it was one themselves that would have to lose his life, and they went away without the gold.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ciss Edwards
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly