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School: Clogh (B.), Castlecomer (roll number 1118)

Location:
Clogh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
William O' Keeffe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 120

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    I live in Kill about one mile from Clogh. About two hundred yards from my house there is a hill. It is a very steep climb to the top of this hill. On the top of the hill there are two clefts. One one side of the hill there is a fairy rath.
    Under this hill the Robber Grant is supposed to have buried his treasure, hence its name, "Grants Hill". As almost every one knows the Robber Grant was a notorious Co. Kilkenny robber in years gone by. It is said that if a person was passing the hill about midnight the loveliest music and singing
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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
    Patrick O' Keefe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kill, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Joseph Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Kilkenny