School: Duncormick

Location:
Duncormick, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. S. Ó hEachthigheirn
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  1. This treasure which is supposed to be buried in a cave in a moat which is in a field belonging to Burrell's in the village of Duncormick of gold and precious stones.
    It belonged to the Druids who used to come up the river in boats and store it there.
    There were'nt any attempts made to unearth it because a priest told the people not to touch it, as it was dangerous.
    Dr. Powell, who used to collect folklore, found out what the treasure was with an iron bar.
    My Grandmother told me this story.
    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
    Collector
    Chrissie Cleary
    Address
    Rath, Co. Wexford