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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

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Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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    There was a man in Meenban named Patrick Moy and he dreamt several times if he was on London bridge he would get a pot of gold. He saved up a lot fo money and he went over to London. When he reached it, there were a lot of men walking up and down on the bridge. He said to himself wasn't he foolish for coming so far, for if there was any gold to be had. It would be got before now. He was not long there when a man came to him and said "you are surely a stranger
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killymasny, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Willie Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killymasny, Co. Donegal