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School: Castlemaine (B.) (roll number 5169)

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Castlemaine, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Corcoráin
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    There was a blacksmith living in this village about ninety years ago named John Rooney, and one night he dreamt that there was a great treasure hidden where the Guards' Barrack now stands. He had this dream for three successive nights in which the exact spot was pointed out to him.
    So one fine moonlight night he took a spade and began digging under a little bush growing on the fence. After some time he met a flag and it had a hollow sound and he said to himself "By Jove, I have it at last". He then stooped down to remove the stone and in so doing it revealed three crocks of gold and as he was making an attempt to pick one up
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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
    Teddy O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Castlemaine, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    M. J. Macarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Castlemaine, Co. Kerry