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School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

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Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 244

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    people in the townland.
    About fifty years ago three men dreamt three times of this "Ciste". None of them told anybody of their dream, and each one planned to look for the treasure. The three met in a bog one night and indeed each one was terribly surprised to see the others. They then told each other their dreams, and each of them had exactly the same story to relate.
    They were told where the treasure lay in a boggy field on Peter Settrick's farm, and the exact spot was minutely detailed for them
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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
    Sally Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathnarrow (O'Hara), Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs. P. Mullen
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female