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School: Caherline, Pallasgreen (roll number 15226)

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Caherline, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 024

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    The three men went off one man to dig for the treasure. They went about midnight so as to have it unearthed before the sun rose. They dug a hole where the treasure was hidden and came to a large flag about [t?] feet below the surface. As they were trying to lift the flag a large [b?] came and stood near them. He looked at them so queerly that they were frightened and made off as quickly as they could, leaving the spades behind them.
    In the morning they found the spades placed in the shape of a cross in the corner of the house. The earth was put back again and the place looked as it it had never been disturbed.
    Light were often seen where the treasure is in olden times, and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Nelligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boskill, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr James Nelligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boskill, Co. Limerick