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School: Páirc na bhFiadh (roll number 15585)

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Deerpark, Co. Roscommon
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Lil Nic Dhonnchadha
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    The old man said "yes".
    The little man told him to dig round the old tree and he would find a crock of gold. The old man did not do it but told another man.
    One day as he was passing the tree he saw a broken crock and a few coins, and a big hole where the crock had been.
    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
    Tommy Mitchell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Paddy Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Laois