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    “Long ago there was treasure hidden at a place known as Sárú. ...”

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    Long ago there was treasure hidden at a place known as Sárú. It was supposed to be hidden at the time of Cromwell.
    The people who hid it there put a man to mind it. They made him swear to mind it dead or alive.
    As soon as he had said that, they put him to death. One night a party dreamt of it and away they went to search for the treasure. That night the person who was minding it came in the form of a bull and when the people heard the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ráithín, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Dan O Callaghan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ráithín, Co. Chorcaí