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School: Machaire, An Tulach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 152

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    Hidden Treasures.
    by a riverside in the townland of Tyredagh stands a weather beaten double cromleach in the lands of Thomas Whelan.
    It was supposed that two crocks of gold were hidden under the cromleach.The parish priest of Tulla namely Canon Ryan came to see the cromleach accompanied by an antiquarian.The landowner accompanied by a few of
    his neighbours namely Joe Whelan and Willie came to dig under the cromleach .They spent all day digging until dark night.
    They came the following morning to continue their digging but to their great surprise the hole was closed.Then they had to abandon their hopes of finding the hidden treasure.
    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
    Informant
    Thomas Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tyredagh Lower, Co. Clare