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School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór (roll number 1685)

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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  1. Hidden Treasure - The Story of the Crock of Gold Found in Shinnagh

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    There was a man from Shinnagh that had a dream one night that if he went to Limerick bridge that he would get a certain amount of gold. He was walking up and down the bridge for three or four days. There was a Limerick man who observed him each day to and from. The man asked him what was his business here walking up and down. He said he dreamt several times that he would get a certain amount of money. "Arent you a foolish man said he " go home and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis D. Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocknagree, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Michael Kelleher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Knocknagree, Co. Cork