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    A Hidden Treasure.
    At the foot of the hill named "Mullac Fada" in my fathers farm in Toome on the road leading from Gowna to Kilcogy, there is said to be a hidden treasure. It was hid by the fairies hundreds of years ago to protect it against the invaders.
    No attempts were ever made to get this treasure as it was prophesied that a life would be lost at its finding. This treasure consisted of a pot of gold.
    One day a man named Tom Farrell met a "gankunar" at the top of this hill. He was sitting
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Briody
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toome, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Bernard Briody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Toome, Co. Longford