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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

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Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 030

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    It is said that long ago a chieftain buried gold in a mound in Arthur Burns's field near Michael Keenans Ballintubber Carrickboy parish of Carrickedmond Co. Longford. When the chieftain died he was also buried there. A light is often seen there and the goes first around the mound and then around the field.
    Sometimes a black dog is seen walking around the mound with a circle of light around his neck. Near this is a lone bush and the
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