School: Inis (B.) (roll number 15042)

Location:
Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seoirse Ó Maoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 502

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    St .Joseph's well.One lonely night he took out his chest of gold and dug a hole in the ground and was about to bury it when a soldier came on the scene.The soldier and the man had a quarrel ,and by some means ,the wealthy man got the upper hand of the soldier and threw on top of the treasure of the treasure and commanded him to guard it.From that day to this the soldier is still to be seen guarding the rich man's treasure.
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  2. 4.Long ago ,a man named Fitzgerald dreamt three nights in succession that there was gold hidden under a tree in a field named Considine's in Upper Drumbiggle .Then he and another
    few men started to dig for the gold.
    Then as they were a good bit down
    ,one of the men hit the gold.Then a flock of flies came around them and they had
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Summerly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Old Mill Street, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Neylon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumbiggle Road, Co. Clare