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School: Multyfarnham (roll number 2405)

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Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath
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Mícheál Ó Tiomáin
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    "Hidden Treasures"
    There is supposed to be hidden treasure hidden in one of the fields called"Druimnacille" adjacent to what was once a famous fort. The treasure is supposed to be a pot of gold guarded by a black cat. The tradition is before securing the treasure a life must to be lost. In support of this tradition , a man from the city of Dublin had a dream concerning this treasure and travelled from Dublin to this particular field and found exactly what he had dreamt- a thistle with a feather hanging from it over the exact spot. However, nothing has been done to secure the treasure, but it is supposed to be there still.
    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
    Mary Leavey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballyharney, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mary Leavey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballyharney, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Leavey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballyharney, Co. Westmeath