1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballinvella, Lios Mór

School: Ballinvella, Lios Mór (roll number 7880)

Location:
Ballinvella, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Áine Ní Chróinín
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 259

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 259

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ballinvella, Lios Mór
  2. XML Page 259
  3. XML “A Hidden Treasure”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. A Hidden Treasure

    Share Share Post
    There was a hoard of coins hidden in Mick Murray's kiln field in Bishopstown, Lismore, County Waterford. It is said that a shoemaker hid it there, and made a shoe and and [?] put the coins into it.
    The shoe maker had a friend and he told him he would show him where he hid the treasure before he would die. The man got sick and gradually [?]
    His friend was afraid he would die before he would show him. So one day the man said he would bring him on his back to the place where the money was. He did so and on the way the old man died before he reached the place. Then the man was vexed because he carried his heavy load in vain.
    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
    John Doocey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilnacarriga, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    John Murray
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    Ballynaraha, Co. Waterford