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School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)

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Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 366

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  1. Where Gold is Believed to Be Hidden in the Neighbourhood - Dromoland Moor

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    (4) Dromoland moor
    Gold is supposed to be hidden in Dromoland moor. A rich man was afraid he would be robbed and he buried it under the moor. A man dreamt that the gold was in the moor. After the third day he went to look for the gold. He started digging for the gold. After a while he came upon a large box. He opened the box and he got a lot of gold. He was about to go home with the gold when two other men came up to him. They asked him what was in the box. He showed them the gold and they wanted him to divide with them. They fought for the gold and a white lady came and struck the men dead. The lady buried the gold in the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Carrownakilly, Co. Clare