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School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)

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Coolard, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire Ní Liaghain
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    There lived a man long ago named Donal O'Sullivan. He had a lot of gold and he was afraid that the soldiers who were fighting in Ireland in Cromwell's time would attack his house and carry away all his gold. He hid a crock of it under a black-thorn bush and he told the Good people to mind it for him and not to let anyone go near it until he would go for it himself.
    The soldiers went to the house and Donal got killed in the fight. A long time after that Donal
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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
    Sheila Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Knockenagh North, Co. Kerry