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School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher

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Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 361

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    Many storires are told about gold hidden in bogs and ditches and such places. A pot of gold is hidden it O Sheas field in Buckstown under a flag. Many people thought to get it but a man appeared and would not allow them to dig it. One night a young girl dug it. Every night her house was on fire and men shouting out out the door 'leave back the gold.'
    And she did so an the gold was never seen again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tod Holden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny