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School: Dún Gaill (Dungeel) (roll number 12824)

Location:
Dungeel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam de Róiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0459, Page 016

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    A man living in Abha na Gharaidhe about fifty years ago. One day he took a spade and went out to repair a fence. When digging the foundation he met with a large flat stone. He took it up and under it he found a three legged pot full of gold. When he was about to take it out of the hole, he heard a voice behind him saying:- "Leave that there it does not belong to you." He looked behind him but to his surprise he saw no one. He turned to take the pot but found nothing but the prints of the three legs in the soil. He went home and went to bed and
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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
    Breeda Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dungeel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr John Foley
    Gender
    Male