School: Templeshanbo (roll number 15021)

Location:
Templeshanbo, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Shéamuis
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  1. 218
    Hidden Treasure
    1. Mat Tyrell
    2. Rossard Templeshanbo
    3. 60 years 4. Small farmer
    5. Rossard
    6. His father Matthew Tyrell
    7. 40 years
    8. 20
    9. 68
    10. Rossard.
    Mat Tyrell told me the following, Miles Doyle was making a ditch level on Mat's land in Rossard Suddenly a sow appeared Miles could not stir till the sow went back into the ditch it was said that the sow was minding a pan of gold Mat does not know who put the pan of gold there,
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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
    Informant
    Matthew Tyrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Rossard, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mat Tyrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Rossard, Co. Wexford