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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
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Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    He would have to be very careful not to tell anyone if he was fortunate enough to dream of it. Then after that he would have to hit the hound with a sprig of the boultry bush. If he didn't the hound would turn into a white horse and kill Luke. In that field there are the remains of an old (forc) [?] fort. The mounds can be seen plainly yet. It is supposed that the clan of that place whose name was Mac Loughlin hid their gold there in the time of the Danes."
    Found by Crios Ni Fiaic, Smutternagh, Knockvicar, Boyle. She got it from Mrs Hunt of the same place.
    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
    Crios Ní Fhiaich
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Smutternagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Smutternagh, Co. Roscommon