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School: Finternagh

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Finternagh, Co. Cavan
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C. Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 274

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  1. Hidden Treasure (continued)

    “There is a hidden treasure in Mortimer's bog near Mullagh.”

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    see him.
    When they saw the hound they gave him the bread crumbs. Then they started to dig. When they were a half an hour digging, they found the ground getting warm and they went home. So the treasure is still there.
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  2. Hidden Treasure

    “There is said to be a crock of gold hidden in Moybologue.”

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    There is said to be a crock of gold hidden in Moybologue. It is in the moat outside the graveyard
    About two years ago a man named Phil Keating from Cross dreamt about this treasure three times. He was supposed to go to the moat at twelve o clock at night. A black dog was said to come out of the moat.
    That night he started
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna May Halton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lurganaveele, Co. Cavan