School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

Location:
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 040

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 040

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  1. Three men by the name of Fitzgerald lived in this parish many years ago. The three of them dreamt one night that a hidden treasure was to be found in a vault in Kilmurry castle.
    Early next morning they set to work in search of the supposed treasure. Though they spent hours digging in the castle their search was all in vain. As they were digging, something frightened them, and the search was given up. People say that the hole in which they dug was still to be seen.
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    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
    Alice Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Daniel Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordal, Co. Kerry