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School: Barkhall (roll number 8343)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 317

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    a fairy is supposed to keep good watch over it, and you might see a light near the spot where it is said the treasure was buried. Some treasure was found underneath the old barn floor.
    Information obtained from: Father and F. Gallagher,Lr. Main street Letterkenny
    F. Gallagher age 73
    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
    Alexander Cowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymacool, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    F. Gallagher
    Age
    73
    Address
    Letterkenny, Co. Donegal