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School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (C.) (roll number 13501)

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Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Géaraidh
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    flat square stone. Then they heard a fluttering noise behind them. They saw a very large white gander. They got afraid and ran away leaving there spades behind them. Next morning they found they the spades broken into pieces.
    No one has dug for the gold since then. Lights have been seen at this place by several people. They are usually seen at midnight.
    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
    Teresa Conor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Whitepark, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Conor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Whitepark, Co. Mayo