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School: Cluain Ruadháin

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Cloonroughan, Co. Roscommon
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Seán Ó Hailgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0246, Page 077

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  1. A Story of Hidden Treasure in Glan Ban

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    About sixty years ago, there lived in Cloonfellive, a man named Larry Waldron. One night he dreamt that there was hidden in a certain place in Glan Ban, a churn of gold over which was a big thistle growing and that it was the only thistle in the field. He was determined to get the churn of gold, so he told some of the neighbouring lads,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lauretta Gaffey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonfelliv, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Devaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonfelliv, Co. Roscommon