School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)

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1. Hidden Treasure

   

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   Long ago the captain of a ship had a large store of gold. He wanted to hide it in a very lonely place so that nobody would find it. The captain and his men came ashore in Ballyandreen and took the gold to the Caernach. They found it a very safe place so they buried the gold there. The captain asked his men which of them would volunteer to mind the gold. A black man who was in the company said that he would take care of it. This man was shot and his head was cut apart from the rest of his body. This head was put on the surface of the earth under an arched stone. It was said that nothing but a March cock would frighten the dead man who safeguards the place. Years later some men went to dig the gold at midnight because it was said that there was no use in digging for it in the day-time. As they were digging up the earth the black man appeared to them in the form of a bull and hunted them. The men in their great fear ran as quickly as they could and escaped. A few years ago some more men went to the Caernach

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen O' Brien

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Churchtown, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Patrick Cronin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   27

   Address

   Ballylanders, Co. Cork