School: Cillín

Location:
Killeen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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  1. In Killeen, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo.
    In the village of Killeen there is an old church. The rains of it are to be seen yet. Three nuns lived in it. The nuns had some gold and silver and they dug in the church and buried the folk and over it they placed a big rock. When they died they were buried in the church.a serpent is knotted around the money and the are some gold vessels. A person's life must be lost before the money is brought.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyny, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Paddy Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyny, Co. Mayo