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School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)

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Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Henry Mc Kenna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 401

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  1. Buried Treasure - Ture Fort

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    This is a true story handed down to me from my grand father John McMahon. In the town-land of Ture, Parish of Killeevan, County Monaghan, there is an old fort named after the town-land in which it is situated, namely Ture fort.
    Convenient to this fort, my grandfather lived along with his parents, brothers and sisters. The incident which I am going to relate happened about seventy-five years ago. About that time a neighbour
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Mc Mahon
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ture, Co. Monaghan