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School: Easgéiphtine (C.) (roll number 2040)

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Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 007

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  1. Hidden Treasure (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    six large crocks of shining gold, one for each of us".
    Picks and crowbars went to work and soon the men came to a kind of tunnel into which they went. The wind was moaning outside and strange, weird noises came to their ears. After a time one of the men came to a large flat stone. "Ah" said the fortune-teller, "there is is, there it is". He was just going to lift the stone when a fierce gust of wind quenched the light. Then a terrible roar was heard and they put an end to their work and got over the wall just as big bull rushed out of the tunnel, with fire coming from his nostrils. The men thanked their lucky stars for arriving home safely, but they did not thank the fortune-teller.
    As for the treasure, there it lies to this day, guarded by the fiery bull until someone comes at twelve o'clock at night and shoots him and then the treasure is his.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Hidden Treasure

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    (The following story was written by Peggie Kenneally, daughter or Michael Kennelly who is a brother to the man who found the bells and who told her this)
    Con Kenneally lives in Toomdeele : aged 63 years
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    3. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Kennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Con Kenneally
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Tomdeely South, Co. Limerick