School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

Location:
Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 034

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  1. It is said that gold is buried near Edermine Bridge. There is a
    Soldier minding it, and he has
    two guns, one standing at his side
    and another on the ground beside him. It is said that if one would
    take the gun up and fight him, and win the battle, he would give him
    the gold. But no one tried it yet
    and the gold is there about ninety
    years.
    ___________
    There was gold buried in Ballybrannan Grave-yard. A man went to the grave-yard and went to the dig the grave in which the gold was buried. When he went down about six feet a hen came out and ran across the
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    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
    Nelius Kehelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killurin, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Larry Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Mackmine, Co. Wexford