School: Cúl Doire (roll number 8008)
- Location:
- Coolderry, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Máille
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 008
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Cúl Doire
- XML Page 008
- XML “A Story of a Hidden Treasure”
- XML “A Story of Hidden Treasure”
- XML “A Story of Hidden Treasure”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)About two hundred years ago, a man whose name was Mr. Loughnane, lived in Borrisoleigh. He used to dream every night of gold that was said to be in Borrisoleigh Castle.
- One day he went to the Castle, and to his great surprise found a golden sow and golden bonhams. Full of joy, he took them to his home. He went to bed then, and about midnight he heard terrible roars of pigs outside the window. He was so terrified, and afraid of the sounds, that he was ever so glad to give up his treasure to them. After he had given up the gold, all the roars ceased, and he never saw his treasure afterwards.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortkelly, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Edward Fahey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Gortkelly, Co. Tipperary
- There is a Danes castle on our farm,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortkelly, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Edward Fahey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Gortkelly, Co. Tipperary
