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School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
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An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 006

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    “For three nights a man dreamt of a crock of gold hidden in a field in the townland of Cowpark. On the third day he went with his shovel and dug until he came to a large flag.”

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    For three nights a man dreamt of a crock of gold hidden in a field in the townland of bowpark. On the third day he went with his shovel and dug until he came to a large flag. With the help of a neighbor he lifted it and a large serpent appeared. They ran for their lives and the gold still remains hidden.
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    “About three miles from Ballyshannon beside Wardtown castle, there is a lake called, Loch na nBan Finn, in which a chest of gold of supposed to be hidden.”

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballymacaward, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Tom Cleary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Frank Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullymore, Co. Donegal