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School: Cor na Marbh (roll number 10222)

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Cornamarve, Co. Leitrim
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Eibhlín (Ní) Irbhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 004

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    and began to dig under the whitethorn bush. They were very afraid. When they had dug a little the cock began to flap his wings and crow. The father and son became frightened and ran away. They never went back again and no one else has made an attempt to unearth the treasure since.
    There is a pot of gold hidden beside a byre belonging to Pat. Mc. Govern Mullaghmore, Killargue, Co. Leitrim. No attempts have been made to unearth it. Cecil Keyes, Mullaghmore, Killargue, Co. Leitrim. Story told by James Reilly, Mullaghmore, Killargue, Co. Leitrim, aged 50 years.
    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
    Cecil Keyes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghmore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mullaghmore, Co. Leitrim