School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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  1. Once upon a time there was a very poor man and he used be working on the roads. One day he was sent working in a quarry. He was not long digging when he found a small bag. He took it in his hand and he felt something inside in it. He opened the bag and found a purse inside. At first he did not know how to open the purse but after a long time he found out the way to open it. When he opened it he found that it was full of gold. He put it in his pocket, and he dug again, and got another purse and he was delighted, he dug again but he got no other purse. When he went home he showed them the money and they were delighted. The man was never known to be poor any more and all the people around did not know where he got all the money or he did not tell any one where he got the gold.
    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
    Peg Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Denis Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Kylebwee, Co. Kerry