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School: Derrynananta

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Derrynananta Lower, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs O' Regan
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    need money to rear his children.
    One day a scholar going the road called at the house. The young man showed him his strange stone. The scholar broke into a laugh. "These are foolish words" said he "What do they mean" said the young man. "They are Latin and they mean the same at the other side". "That is good enough for me" said the man. When the scholar had gone on his way the young man got his spade and dug at the other side of the thorn bush. There he found a crock of gold twice as large as the first. He was rich enough then to give his children all the help they needed.
    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)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneensauran, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Bernard Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Derrynananta Lower, Co. Cavan