School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 085

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 085

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    There was a big castle in Kerry long ago.

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    Máire Ní Sheaghda,
    Carraig Reamhar
    A fuair ó
    Diarmuid Ó Coingheallaigh
    Carraig Reamhar
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    In days gone by, in Lower Reenmeen, there was a man seen with a crock of gold.

    In days gone by, in Lower Reenmeen, there was a man seen with a crock of gold. Several people saw the same man with it. It is said that he buried the crock of gold, where Mr. Vickery's house is now, facing the south point of Glengarriff pier.
    The English were hunting this man. It seems that they hunted him a long distance, and he kept to the woods until he came to this place. There he
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Mathghamhna
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reenmeen West, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Máire Mathghamhna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Reenmeen West, Co. Cork