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School: Belvoir, Kilkishen

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Belvoir, Co. Clare
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Bríd Ní Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 006

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  1. A Hidden Hoard

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    In the neighborhood of Kilkishen in a place named Knockatureen there is said to be hidden gold. There were two attempts made to get it.
    I.
    A priest who was stationed in Kilkishen heard of the gold, and went in search of it one day under a white thorn bush. This bush is in the middle of a field without any other bush near it.
    The priest set out early next day and took a man with him to dig.
    The man dug while the priest looked on. The man was not long digging when he looked up and saw a goat on the tree
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Baylee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Enagh North, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Stephen Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Enagh North, Co. Clare