School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

Location:
Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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  1. The Crock of Gold
    Once upon a time there lived a man in the Cork road. He dreamt three nights of a crock of gold been hidden across the fields.
    He got a pick axe and shovel and went across the fields with his wife. He began digging and he heard cries. He dropped the shovel and pick axe and ran away home.
    Next day he went out for his shovel and pick axe. The hole was covered and the shovel and pick axe beside it.
    I got this story from the late Mr. O Donnell.
    Francis Murphy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr O Donnell
    Gender
    Male