School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)

Location:
Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó hÉigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0863, Page 008

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0863, Page 008

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    Some years ago there lived a man and his wife on a mountain about six miles from Kilkenny.

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    some use but that same night a large coach came and took every bit of what was in the crocks and also the flag and hid it two fields away in James Lyons' Cravuna.
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    Seamus was a shoemaker by trade but he was very lazy. He wished to make money without having to work for it.

    Seamus was a shoemaker by trade but he was very lazy. He wished to make money without having to work for it. One night when he was sitting by the fireside with some friends he heard the story of the fairy, if you can catch him, will tell you where you may find a crock of gold. When Seamas heard the story he made up his mind that he would do his best to find the fairy. There was a large rath near the cottage in which he lived and he thought this a likely place in which to meet the fairy. One night at 11 o'clock he went around and around the rath and was about to turn home when he heard a noise. He walked towards the noise and just then
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Donnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullowbrin, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Donnelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Tullowbrin, Co. Kilkenny