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School: Cashen, Baile Dubh, Tráighlí (roll number 14992)

Location:
Ballyduff, Co. Kerry
Teachers:
Máire de Paor Dd. Allman
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    Some years ago an old man dreamt that there was gold hidden in a field at the back of Mrs. Slattery's house. One night he got up out of bed and went to dig for the gold. He took with him a Blessed candle, a spade, a shovel, and a pickaxe. When he came to the place that he saw in the dream he started to dig for the gold. After a while he got a crock of gold. When he was about to go home he saw a fierce looking witch coming towards him. She attacked him and they fought for a long time. At last he took the gold from her and it was his own, and he died a fairy afterwards.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Maureen Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmore, Co. Kerry