School: Dunamaggin, Thomastown (roll number 6890)

Location:
Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Pól Mac Lochlainn
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  1. Hidden Treasure
    There is supposed to be gold hidden in Aghavillar Castle (near Newmarket). There are broad flags covering it, and no human being could unearth them. It was buried there about eleven hundred years ago.
    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
    Patrick Cody
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny