School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin

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Hidden Treasure

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 478

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Treasure was also supposed to be buried under an elder tree in a small haggard adjoining the graveyard in Springmount. Several parties dug for the hidden treasure but nothing was found.
A peculiar legend was attached to the finding of it - that was that it could not be found if dug for by day. All digging then was done by night.
One night a big party started digging operations at night fall and continued to work for some hours until a mad bull coming from nowhere appeared on the scene and the diggers had to flee with their lives.

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Collector
Máighreud Ní Conchúbhair
Gender
female
Address
Rea, Co. Kerry
Informant
Mr O Connor
Gender
male
Address
Duagh, Co. Kerry
Language
English