School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 338
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“In the ould rath that is on this farm, there is a large mound, on which grows blackthorns.”
In the ould rath that is on this farm, there is a large mound, on which grows blackthorns.
At the entrance gate of this rath, there are two large blackthorn trees.
It is said that under one of these trees, a crock of gold lies.
Long ago, some men came to dig for this gold.
They began to dig under one of the blackthorn trees, and they dug three nights in succession.
On the third night a woman had a dream, an' she said that the gold was under the other blackthorn tree.
The men set out on the fourth night to dig under that tree.
Whilst they were diggin' a man from the neighbourhood got a bindin' off a wheel of a car, an' brought it to a field nearby.
This field is called the 'White Field' at the present day. This man sent the binding rollin down this fiel.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Crean
- Address
- Glenour, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Denis Crean
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Glenour, Co. Wexford