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School: Monaleen, (C.) Luimneach (roll number 7916)

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Monaleen, Co. Limerick
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Mrs. M. Ó Farrell
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  1. Hidden Treasure

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    There was a fort in Nolan's farm in Ballysimon. There was a treasure supposed to be hidden in the fort. One night long ago a man went to dig it up and made a very large hole. He came to a big flat flag. He lifted it up and a white hare ran out of it. The man got such a fright that he ran home and nobody every tried to find the treasure since.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballysimon, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballysimon, Co. Limerick

  2. Hidden Treasure

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    Long ago there lived an old woman in Newcastle who dreamt that one of her family should find the hidden treasure which was beneath the old ruin. On the following morning she related the dream to the men in the neighbourhood and some of them went in search of the treasure. She also dreamt that first
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Margaret Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Burke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick