School: Teamhrán (B.) (roll number 14833)

Location:
Tavraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Mac Conmara
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    A man called Jack Caltor dreamt three nights of a barrel of gold buried under a bush in a hill which he knew...

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    went away afraid so he never looked for the gold after that.
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    In the village of Tavenna there is a pot of gold hidden under a bush in Tom Frains land...

    In the village of Tavenna there is a pot of gold hidden under a bush in Tom Frains land. A man named Luke Dunleavy dreamt of this treasure and he also dreamt that a weasel was watching it. One night about twelve o'clock Luke went to the place and he began digging. When he was digging a while the weasel appeared and started spitting fire out of his mouth. Luke went home and never got the gold and it never was got from that day to this.
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    One night a man was coming home from the fair of Kiltimagh...

    One night a man was coming home from the fair of Kiltimagh. About a mile from Kilkelly a red man appeared near him. The red man did not disappear until he came to the fair green. Then he disappeared
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Cox
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Errit, Co. Roscommon