School: Craughwell (B)

Location:
Craughwell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
E. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0103

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  1. Hidden Treasure

    There is a field in Cahercrin and in that field there are ruins of old houses where kings once lived . . .

    There is a field in Cahercrin and in that field there are ruins of old houses where KIngs once lived. The field is belonging to John Connolly Cahercrin.
    When the Kings died they buried their money under the ground. A few hundred years afterwards a poor man was coming home from visit and he came that way. When he was passing he
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Rúanadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cahercrin, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Craughwell, Co. Galway