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School: An Cheathrú Gharbh

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Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 485

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    There is a field in Runagry know as Croch án na gun. In that field there was war once and the people that won the war hid a pot of gold under a large stone. It is said that there is a large serpent round the pot and that he will not let anybody near the pot until some certain person dies. When that person dies the serpent will change into words and the words will be “Better now than never”. It is said that the person who gets the pot will be eaten by the serpent.
    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
    Bridgie Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Redington
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rinagry, Co. Mayo