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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    middle chimney of the old castle. Next day that man and his brother went to look for the hidden gold. When they had dug a couple of feet they came upon a flag. But they never found the supposed hidden gold.
    That same man often saw strange lights around the old castle which he thought were fairies.
    About two hundred yards from the castle in a green field stands the place where a man named Tiobóg na Luing used to put children
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    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
    Annie M. Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo