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School: Béal an Átha Móir (C.) (roll number 13614)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
An tSr. Áthracht
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    Hidden Treasure.
    It is said that gold is hidden in a pot in a fort in Dronmore 1 (?) miles from Ballinamore. This pot of gold is under a big stone, and a human being has to be killed before the gold can be got. A man named Galligan from Dromore. dreamt of this gold, about 80 years ago. He went to the fort to dig for the gold. He saw a black cat wearing a chain around his neck protecting the gold, and also heard a voice saying, "what are you doing here. ? He recognised the voice as that of a comrade, who died some years previously. He went home then, and didn't try to unearth the treasure again.
    Told to me by:-
    Mr John Heslin. Kathleen Heslin.
    Ballinamore. Convent Rd.,
    Ballinamore.
    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
    Kathleen Heslin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Heslin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim