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School: Ferbane (B.)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
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T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 101

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    Treasure is supposed to be hidden in Lemonaghan Grave - Yard.
    Some old witch placed it there. An attempt to locate it was made by a Donegal man when he dreamt that he would find it. He came down and dug for it but did not get it.
    The buried treasure consists of gold. It is not known what value it is. People must give a hop, step and jump over the spot three times in succession. Then if they dig down they will get it.
    Every night a cat with balls of fire in its eyes, minds the treasure. No lights have been seen there where the treasure is hidden.
    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
    John Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly