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School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

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Kealid, Co. Kerry
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Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 095

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    In a farm in Kealod Knockanure there is a hidden treasure and on several occasions men from this locality went in search of it but each time some thing unexpectedly turned up and prevented them from continuing their search. One man dreamt of it three nights in succession so another companion and himself went to the exact he dreamt about, one night. It was at the foot of a large tree and he dreamt that under the tree about two feet down he would meet a flag, and that under the flag there was a pot of gold. They found the tree and dug down and found the flag also. They went to dig up the flag and as they were doing so a man
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maurice Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Informant
    Patrick O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Lissaniska, Co. Kerry