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School: Baile Ruadh (roll number 15875)

Location:
Ballyroe, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Héaluithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 002

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    In olden times when priests were not allowed to say mass in the churches because they were hunted about from place to place and they had to take the sacred vessels with them. One day a priest an his clerks were having holy mass in 'Gleann an suppion' near this school. While saying mass the Red-Coats came on and the clerks and the priest made off.
    The clerks hid the sacred vessels in a nearby glen called 'Gleann an Lútaip'! Local people say that those golden vessels are still hidden in Gleann an Lútaip and may be found if on a dreary morning a circular patch of land is found without any dew - the golden vessels lie under this patch as it is a local tradition that where there is gold hidden under the land no dew falls on the surface.
    Some years ago as Mr Stack of Curravough (Cappadh Mor) was ploughing the
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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
    Seán Ó Héaluithe
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Patrick Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Knocknahaha, Co. Kerry