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School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16739)

Location:
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
An Br. M.N. Mac Oireachtaigh
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    (2) There are several raths in my vicinity. Donanore is the best known. It is called a moate. It is protected by the river Boro and by very deep dykes. It is said that there is a gold mine here and that is how it got it's name . There are many stories told of people looking for gold there.
    A door is said to open in the rock very seven years. It is said thay one man got in and the gold was so plentiful that he went for a horse to get a horse load but when he came the door was shut.
    Writted by : Peter Redmond
    Received from : James Redmond
    Address : Boromount
    Occupation : Labourer
    Age : 50 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Redmond
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Redmond
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Borrmount, Co. Wexford