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School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 146

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    set off anyway with his dog and gun hoping to find the treasure.
    He began to dig and when he was down a piece in the ground a weasel jumped up, and the man made an aim at him but missed. But the dog caught him and killed him. The man then bled the weasel and threw the blood into the hole.
    He got the pot of gold and went home overjoyed with himself, and he placed it under the dresser so that every one could see it. Nobody could read the letters which were on it because they were written in Latin
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    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
    Dorothy Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templehouse, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Owen Ford
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86