School: Summerville (roll number 622)

Location:
Summerville, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
John Burke
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  1. There is a mound in Kilmaquague, Dunmore East called the Killeen. There is an old tree growing beside it. Some men dreamt that there was gold hidden beneath this tree.
    The field belonged to a farmer called Mr. Kirwan. The men who dreamt of the gold were working on his farm.
    On one wet day when there was no work to be done on the farm they decided to go and find the gold.
    They went to the place they dreamt that the gold was hidden. They brought their picks and shovels with them and began to dig beneath the tree. The fist omen of luck they got was a ring. The next thing they came upon was a large
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    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
    Katherine Mary Gear
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Patrick Gear
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford