School: Cluain Fhiadh (C.), Carraig na Siúire (roll number 7772)

Location:
Clonea, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Treasa Ní Cheallaigh
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  1. Hidden Treasure
    Crotty the robber resided in the Comeragh Mountains and had his den there. He was persued from time to time by the Military and Police, but eluded them for a considerable number of years. He was at length arrested by the military and lodged in Waterford Jail. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged. When the morning came for his execution he shouted from the scaffold “ Is there any man here from Rathgormac or Clonea. There is a boot of gold under its lake with a horse shoe drawn out on the rock”. It was supposed that one man gave three days and three nights and got the boot of gold. It was a top boot coming to the knee.
    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
    Delia Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Bishopstown, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Thomas Cullinane
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Bishopstown, Co. Waterford