1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Droichead na Ceathramhna

School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

Location:
Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 403

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 403

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Droichead na Ceathramhna
  2. XML Page 403
  3. XML “Homemade Toys”
  4. XML “Hidden Treasures”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

    Share Share Tweet
    (continued from previous page)
    and a twine. The rod is bent and the twine is tied on to each end of it. A stick is got and put on the bow and arrow. The twine is pulled and the stick goes off.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Hidden Treasures

    Share Share Tweet
    On a hill belonging to a man named Richard Gralton, Keadue, lies a treasure - an oven of gold - and it is supposed that there is a cat minding it. It has to be dreamt of it three times and the person that is going to get it will get three balls of lead when they are starting to dig for it. Then a white horse will come
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Lizzie B. Bruen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenanarry, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Pat Mc Manamy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Lyonstown, Co. Roscommon