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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
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S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 404

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    with a black spot on his forehead, and the person that is looking for the treasure has to hit him on the forehead with the three balls and kill him. If the person does not do so the horse will kill him.
    (2) On and Island on Lough End beside Keadue, lies a crock of gold. It has to be dreamt of three times and three men must go to find it. One of them will be killed. There also have to be three black mares without one white hair in them and that never had a foal, at the spot when the treasure is being found. When the bell rings in the local Protestant church they have to start looking for the treasure and if there is a white hair in any of the horses the treasure will not be found.
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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
    Lizzie B. Bruen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenanarry, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Pat Mc Manamy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Lyonstown, Co. Roscommon