School: Urbal (roll number 13874)

Location:
Urbal, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Gerald Kelliher
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  2. There is a hidden treasure in Druminalass fort. No one knows where it is hidden in the fort because the man who hid it said he would tell the people where it was hidden. When he had said that he became speechless and so was not able as to tell them where it was hidden. There is an eel minding it. Two men dreamt of it. So they went to look for it. They went very early in the morning to the spot. They started to dig and got the pot of gold. They had just left it on the bank when the eel came out of a hole and followed them and would not let them open the pot of gold. If the men had not come for an hour later they would have the gold. The eel has to mind another hidden
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