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School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 055

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    Hidden Treasure
    There is a hidden treasure in Carrig Island and many people have searched for it, but they did not succeed in getting it.
    Long ago a man named John Patt lived in Carrig road. One night he dreamt that there was a hidden treasure in the Island, in a certain field under a haw thorn tree. He was told in his dream to go to Limerick and get Holy water from six churches, and to go to search for the treasure at mid-night.
    Next morning he went with another man, to Limerick and they got the Holy water
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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
    Sarah Dee
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Flavin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghanagran Middle, Co. Kerry