School: Mantua (roll number 2327)

Location:
Mantua, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 079

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 079

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  1. Long ago in the townland of Loughbally there was a pot of gold found it. It is said that the man dreamt three nights in succession of it. He was told in his dream that it was hidden near his own house under a little hillock. After he had dreamt the third night of it he went and dug round the little hill and found the gold. It is said that this gold was taken from his own grandfather and buried there. The man that got this gold was called Connor and he built a house with the money. It is now gone to ruin and fairies are heard around that house still.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Shelia Harrington
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edenan and Kinclare, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Mulvihill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Occupation
    Farmer