School: Kilberry (roll number 2533)

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1. Buried Treasure

   

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   There is a treasure hidden in a field belong to Mr McGlew of Mooretown situated in Scotstown Kilberry called the "Crock-a-dooha." It was hidden by the Cromwellian soldiers. One night when Ned Crosby was coming across the field he saw a light like a ball of fire. One day a lot of men started to dig where they saw the light. They dug for a whole week but at the end of the week they felt a stone in the ground. They thought it was the gold, but when they got it up it was a big pillar stone. They dug a hole in the ground and stuck the stone in it. The stone is still there and you can still see the track where they were digging.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   P. Byrne

   Gender

   Unknown

   Address

   Rathcoon, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Ned Crosby

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corballis, Co. Meath

2. Buried Treasure

   

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   There is gold in Castletown in a field called the Moat. Mr McGlew owns the field. John Reilly dreamt one night that he should dig until he saw a white mouse and the gold would

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