School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)

Location:
Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Cuirtéis
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    There's a man be the name o' Dunne livin' in Kilbraney at present.

    There's a man be the name o' Dunne livin' in Kilbraney at present. There's a style goin' in to some o' his field an', begings, there's supposed to be goold under the steps. Three men went to dig for the goold wan night
    Wan o' them brought a spade the other a shovel an' the other a pick.
    Wan o' them dug off the top sod an' the other took off a little bit o'clay. Then wan o' them druv down a pick an it hopped off a thing, an' the thing sounded like a pot. "Begor a man," said one o' them "we have the goold now."
    He had'nt long said it than a cock crew, they got sooch a fright that they ran for their lives, an' left their tools after them.
    Then the next morning they came for their tools an' they were after turnin' into oak trees an' they were never caught near that place anymore
    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
    Niochlas French
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheevarren, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Brian Power
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Raheevarren, Co. Wexford