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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 265

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    A crock of gold lies hidden on the little Island in Lough Sceine, Ballyfannon, Co. Roscommon. Tom Leydon and Martin Grey from Derrnahinch went in search of the gold some years ago. Martin Grey dreamt three nights in succession that there was a crock of gold on the Island. Tom Leydon and some other Irishman, who was in England at the time, and himself were to discover the crock, but Tom Leydon was to break his leg when they were lifting the great flag that covered the crock. They set off on the appointed day to find the money. It was a windy day and they were afraid to venture out in the boat at first. Martin Grey said that he would go out anyway whether he would fail or lose. After a while they plucked up courage and they rowed out to the island. A flock of swans gathered round them and started screeching
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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
    Emma Leyland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Leyland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon