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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 477

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    confided to Sheehy that a top boot full and a colt's skin full of gold lay buried where the brown earth and the black earth meet in Gleann a Rábaire. Several digging partied were organized from time to time and the gold was dug for but the treasure was not found.
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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
    Máighreud Ní Concúbhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rea, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duagh, Co. Kerry