School: Inch Island

Location:
Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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  1. There is supposed to be a narrow line of white stones round this Isle, and there is a treasure hidden under it. It was left there by the Danes. Nobody knows the value of it. Many have tried to get it, but they did not succeed in finding it.
    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
    Robert Long
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moress, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr John Fleming
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45