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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 041

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    Treasure is supposed to be hidden in the Hollow Davis a townland in the neighbourhood in the parish of Killucan in the County Roscommon.
    It is supposed to be placed there by the Danes in olden times. When they were leaving Ireland they hid their treasures in the forts and caves of Ireland.
    A certain man in the locality dreamt one night that if he went over to London bridge he would make his fortune. The next day he went over to London bridge and he was walking up and down the bridge about two hours. A man came up to him and asked him why he was walking so
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Joe Beirne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Informant
    William Beirne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tawlaght, Co. Roscommon