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School: Finternagh

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Finternagh, Co. Cavan
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C. Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 322

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    There was a man named James Coyle from Black Hills. And he was digging potatoes one evening very late. He found a big flag of a stone, lifted it and found a pot of gold under it. He was just ready to lift it when he heard sweet music in the top of the field. He looked and could see nothing. When he looked again he could not see the gold. Then he brought
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Shane Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Charles Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan