School: Derryvoney

Location:
Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 076

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina O Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foalies, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    J. W. Morton
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
  2. Hidden Treasures
    1. It is believed that there is an old caste in Edenturagh and there is hidden treasure there. There was going to be a battle there and the soldiers hid the gold so that if they were killed no one would get it. That happened a few hundred years ago.
    2. There is hidden treasure near Goolune. A man went to cut a bush and there was no other bush near it. He was not long cutting until he was put
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