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School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 059

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    It is said that there is gold hidden in a field which now belongs to Stephen Faley in the townland of Ballyline about two miles from the village of Ballylongford.
    About eighty four years ago, two men named - Maurice Seanlan and Thomas Enright dreamt that there was gold hidden in this particular field. They decided to look for the gold, and one night afterwards they went to the field where the gold was hidden. They were diggind all night, until about three o'clock in the morning they stopped all of a sudden. They saw a
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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
    Nellie Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Graffa, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    James Moran
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Graffa, Co. Kerry