School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 02_003

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    There was a battle fought between the Irish and unnatural invaders. after the battle this chieftain happened to come outside his castle, he saw soldiers approaching direct for his castle. In reality these were his own comrades, but he, thinking they were invaders ran into the castle and packed all his goal into one big pot, he came out and made a deep hole in the ground, and put the pot into it, and then he shot himself
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tadhg Ó hArgáin
    Other names
    Tadhg Ó hArgáin
    Timothy Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisroe, Co. Kerry