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School: Ballygarrett (roll number 16409)

Location:
Donaghmore, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Duinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0888, Page 002

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    Hidden Treasure
    Two men dreamt that there was a crock of gold hidden in the graveyard in Donaghmore. There is a piece of land in the graveyard where sailors are buried and it is called the sailor's hole. It was there the gold was supposed to be and possibly hidden by some Monk or Saint. The men went one day to dig it and they came to a big flag. They were about to lift the flag when they heard chains rattling. They believed it was the devil so they fled. At that time there was a gallery on the old chapel in Donaghmore and two goats that were teetered happened to be going up the stairs and this caused the noise.
    Thomas Dunne
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lil Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female