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Séamus Ó Dubhda
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    had been taken from Doomore hill and buried in one of Pat Kelleher's fields of Brackloon.
    This treasure cannot be found unless the head is cut off some living person and carried to the mound where the treasure is hidden. It will then be found easily but the head must be buried where the gold was found and it is believed that the person who was beheaded will be dreamt of every night, by the one who found the treasure.
    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)
    2. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dorothy Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontaconnagh, Co. Mayo