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School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Ó Hárdaigh
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    threw the treasure which consisted of gold, into the Lake, at "The Belfast Steps," near the castle.
    3. On Mr Mahon's death, two of his followers escaped, when surrounded in the Castle. They took the gold, and started swimming the lake. The English soldiers followed them, in a boat, and when they overtook them, they dropped the gold in the lake.
    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
    Matt Callan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Patrick Callan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan