School: St Garvan's, Rathmullen

Location:
Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus P. Mac Eiteagáin
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  1. A Hidden Treasure
    It is believed that in olden times the Danes buried pots of gold in some fields. I was told by my mother that there is supposed to be three pots of gold in a field belonging to John John Deeney of Drumhalla.
    About sixty years ago some of the men of Drumhalla started to dig for the gold.When they were digging for a while some of them took sick and they had to leave. It is said a white rat is guarding the gold. The white rat must be killed before the gold can be got.
    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
    Joe Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondallan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clondallan, Co. Donegal