School: Goirtín

Location:
Gorteen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 202

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 202

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    A long time after this, Patrick King, a native of Ballyglass, found two bars of gold when cleaning a drain. He thought it was not gold but he brought it home and left it near the fire to dry. A tinker came in to sell a few saucepans. When he saw the gold, he asked one bar for a saucepan and Patrick King agreed to give it.
    Molly Mannion, Tample, Gurteen, Woodlawn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Hidden Treasure

    Connor Mac Gann was coming home from school one evening.

    Connor Mac Gann was coming home from school one evening. When he jumped over the wall he saw two basins of gold and he ran home to tell his father. When they returned they could not get it.
    Rita Greally, Clough,Gurteen, Woodlawn.
    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
    Rita Greally
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mike Treacy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway
  3. Peter Mc. Dermot found a crock of gold while ploughing and some body was passing and he threw clay over it and when he returned he could not get it.
    Margaret O'Brien, Clough, Gurteen, Woodlawn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.