School: An Cnoc, Clanna Caoilte

Location:
Knocks, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire Ní Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0312, Page 075

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  1. Some time ago a man dreamt that gold was hidden in the townland of Cnox in Patrick Donavan's land. Then this man with some friends made an attempt to dig for the treasure. When they had dug only a few sods they saw a weasel where they were digging, so they gave up the task, because they thought the weasel was a fairy.
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  2. I know where there is a hidden treasure. It is buried under an elder tree in a fence beside Derry Castle It is unknown who placed it there, but I suppose some early inhabitant of the Castle placed it there in time of trouble. It consists of a crock of gold, and no attempt was ever made to unearth it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr John Ahern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derry, Co. Cork