School: Cill Cruain (C) (roll number 11187)

Location:
Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Brighid Ní Náradaigh Cáit Bean Uí Standúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 340

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    Castletogher castle and a white hare guards it. This hare would not allow anybody to touch the gold and he cannot be killed with an ordinary bullet. It is said that he runs through the village when a death is going to occur in it. People say thats it is Nuala that is in it all the time.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Galway