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School: Gortnessy (roll number 7235)

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Gortinessy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Nic Sheáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 379

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    Gold is supposed to have been hidden hundreds of years ago. at Grouselodge in Co. Donegal in a field belonging to. Mr. Johnston. Another treasure of gold is supposed to have been hidden in a field belonging to Mr. Begley of Lievemore (Co. Donegal.) They say that men dug for days in a field. of Mr. Henderson’s at Rathnacross (Co. Donegal) for a pot of. gold also and they say that the fairies there came out. and sang afterwards at night.
    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
    Johnnie Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumawark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss M. Crawford
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    23
    Address
    Cullion, Co. Donegal