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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)

Location:
Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0555, Page 222

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    In our farm situated not more than four hundred yards on the right hand side of the Main Dublin road and about four miles from Cashel is situated an old ruin supposed to be the ruins of an old Church. There is a treasure buried about thirty yrards from the old ruin. About one hundred years ago some people from Fethard, dreamt that there was a treasure buried near the old ruin and they came during the night and dug for the gold but a wake appeared to them and they had to retreat their search for the treasure.
    Many years later a party from Dundrum dreamt that the treasure was buried in the very same place and thye also came and dug all night as a result
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Gleeson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykelly, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Gleeson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykelly, Co. Tipperary