School: Rathmorrel (roll number 10545)

Location:
Rathmorrel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Anraoí Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417, Page 015

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  1. About three years ago a man by the name of William Joy Ballinorig dreamt that there was gold under a flag near a white-thorn bush, in a field belonging to William Ryle, Causeway. He dreamt of it three nights in succession. Joy and a neighbour named John ‘[?]’ decided to go by nights and dig for it. After digging to a depth of two feet in the place that he dreamt he would find the gold they came upon a large flag about three feet long and two feet wide but to their disappointment they found nothing under it.
    In the same field a few year’s later a large bronze cauldron was found. This cauldron would contain about forty gallons of liquid and was said to be a thousand years old.
    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
    Gerald Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynoe, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr Nicholas O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballynoe, Co. Kerry