School: Kilbegnet (roll number 1327)

Location:
Kilbegnet, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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  1. The Derryhippoo Treasure.
    The townland of Derryhippoo is in the parish of Kilbegnet, in the county of Roscommon. There is a treasure hid here. It is on the North side of a by-road between Culrahann and Tonamaddy. The treasure is about twenty yards from the road in Mr Leonard's field. It is straight opposite a Forth where fairies are supposed to have lived long ago. It is said by the old people that it was the fairies that hid it there because they were going to be ran out of the forth.
    The treasure is supposed to be hid under one or the other of two round blackthorn
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    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
    Máire C. Ní Chíogáin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Coolroghaun, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Keegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    89