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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    lime-kiln built there. One night he went out to stir the lime and he saw a cat on the lis and followed him and he had nine tails on him and sat at the door half the night crying and up on the window. The lime-kiln was built about twenty yards from the treasure. A light often seen there and the people say that the cat guards it.
    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
    Anthony Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Roscommon