School: Cill Chóirne (C.) (roll number 8829)

Location:
Kilcorney, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0325, Page 085

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0325, Page 085

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  1. There is a fort in the townland of Currarague in Tady Connors farm, now owned by Patrick Buckley. Two men whose names we do not know dreamt one night that there was a crock of gold in the fort. They went the fourth night to seek the gold.
    When they had gone down six feet they came upon a large flag. When they were about to remove the flag a big black bull came up roaring, with fire out his nose.
    When the men saw him they ran for their lives, and never tried to seek the gold again.
    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
    Informant
    Patrick Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Carragraigue, Co. Cork
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    A local man went down into the fort with the hopes of getting the golden saddle, belonging to a Danish Prince.

    A local man went down into the fort with the hopes of getting the golden saddle, belonging to a Danish Prince. In order to gain his way back he took with him a ball of twine, tied it at the
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