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School: Gleanntán, Scairteach an Ghleanna (roll number 7563)

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Cordal East, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Muiris Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 261

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    burying ground but in my opinion the correct thing is that as he was returning from battle, Fate led him to this lonely hill and as his life was ebbing away he fell dead in Knockdown which I suppose was alotted for his burying place. Before he died, we are told that he had a lot of money and that he buried some of it in the Blackwater river. It is supposed he bured two thousand pounds. It is also supposed to have been buried with hundreds of years.
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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
    Bríd Ní Laoghaire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glantane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr John Mannix
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanowen, Co. Kerry