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School: Roxboro

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 087

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    It is believed that there is a grey-haired woman minding it, and that she only leaves it one hour in the year.
    The owner of the fort put a spade on top of place where the treasure is and it slipped down.
    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
    Annie M. Kilcommons
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Kilcommons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrane, Co. Roscommon