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School: Athea (roll number 15686)

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Athea, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs M. Danaher
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    Tradition says that there is a valuable treasure hidden in the present townland of Temple Athea near where the old monastry was long ago.
    Two of Queen Elizabeth's soldiers were passing from Glin Castle to Port and when the monks heard it they put all the valuable vessels of the monastry into a cow hide and they buried it somewhere near the monastery.
    Severall attempts have been made by diffirent people to get the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Cathasaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Dalton
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Knocknagornagh, Co. Limerick