School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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- 58For fun and to pass the time the neighbours tell stories. This is one I heard my uncle telling. He himself heard his father telling it in years gone by. In Drime there is a hill called Kidd's Hill. There is supposed to be a pot of gold hidden in it some place.
Where it is hidden a white horse minds it.
One moolight night some man came to the hill with a shovel and pick. He also brought a little lamp to show him light. When he got there he lighted the lamp and began to dig. When he was digging for a little while the white horse came along and blew out the lamp.
No other person dug for it ever after.Written by Nellie Thumpkins
Story told by Patrick Clear (54)
Ballypreacus
Newtownbarry.
- Collector
- Nellie Thumpkins
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Clear
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Ballyprecas, Co. Wexford
