School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0891, Page 053
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- 53Hidden TreasureDuring the long Winter nights the neighbour gather into my home. To pass the time, they tell stories. That's how I got to know about the hidden treasure. It is supposed to be in Gurteen, in a field of Mr. Prandy's. Many years ago a tailor lived at Prandy's. He dream't three nights in succession that there was money hidden some place on his master's farm.
He told his master about it. One night both of them set out to look for it. They dug for a time at, at last they happened on a pot of gold. Prandy's took the tailor for the house and gave him whiskey. He was very drunk.
Prandy's themselves set out again to see if(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Christopher Atkinson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Wexford
