School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)

Location:
Rossmore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Michéal Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 005

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 005

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    asked where the money was, and the answer he made was "idir sceach agus bearna" A man dreamt of it three nights in succession and he began to dig for it but he did not succeed. He dug very deep and the hole caved in on him, and he had to be taken out, and no-body ever tried to find it since.
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  2. Some years ago three men named Denis Long, Denis Cullinane, and Dan Collins dreamt that there was gold hidden in an old "fort" in Coxestown near Ahiohill. So they set out one night to find it. They dug away for some time and then a cock
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Carey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilvurra, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Maurice Galvin
    Gender
    Male