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School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)

Location:
Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. The Guarded Pots of Gold (continued)

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    morning and she was amazed. Of course she did not let him go lest he might be killed and she would have to live alone.
    In the meantime the story spread through the district and a rich lady in the town of Ballaghaderreen heard it. She ordered her ploughmen to plough the graveyard from end to end. They did so but her name was not Maguire so she did not succeed. The ohs go gold are still there for a maguire to find.
    The treasure in the bog
    (2)
    Date: '29.10.37
    Townland:- Aughalustia
    Town:- Ballaghadereen
    Barony:- Costello
    County:- Roscommon
    Related by:- Mr Dowes, Ballaghaereen, Age 80 years
    Written by:- Louis Freyne. Age 12 Balaghadereen
    It is said that long go an old monk lived in Aughalustia, in the parish of Ballaghadereen.
    When he was seventy years of age he got all the gold and silver vessels that were in his
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  2. The Treasure in the Bog

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    It is said that long go an old monk lived in Aughalustia, in the parish of Ballaghadereen.
    When he was seventy years of age he got all the gold and silver vessels that were in his
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Louis Freyne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Ms Downes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon