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School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)

Location:
Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 16_003

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    Nestled among the heather clad hills of Donegal their is a townland called Finntown. There is a lake near to this little town and in the centre of this lake there is a little island. The natives say that in this island their is a large rock and that under this rock that their is a large pot of gold hidden.
    The story is told that when the fairies were leaving that (when) they left this pot of gold buried there, and from that time onward no person has tried to seek this treasure.
    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
    Padruig Mac Giolla Dé
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenties, Co. Donegal