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School: An Clochar, Béal an Átha Móir (roll number 13614)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
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An tSr. Áthracht
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    box under a tree in a field of this demense called the little Park. Buried treasures have never been found in our district. People have never been able to sense this treasure by eating certain foods. Some people say that there is a serpent lying with this box, and that it is only by the elevation of the mass that it can be got. Some-times lights are seen on this farm but as there are often more than one light seen it is very hard to tell which light is near the spot where the supposed treasure is. lying,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Elizabeth O Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Edentinny, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr James Beirne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Edentinny, Co. Leitrim