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School: Tulchán (roll number 10097)

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Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Guidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0190, Page 071

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0190, Page 071

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  3. XML “Tawley Lake Treasure”
  4. XML “Carrick Treasure”

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  1. Tawley Lake Treasure (continued)

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    guards it. It is said that a life must be lost before the treasure is discovered.
    Patrick McNulty and Michael Mullen of Tawley made an attempt to get the treasure. They went up to the rock and dug round it and took out a great heap of stones, small and large. When they were well down they called out the cat to fight. The cat appeared but the two men got afraid and ran away. They never went back.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seosamh Mac Guidhir
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Charles Mc Sharry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Carrick, Co. Fermanagh