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School: Ferns (C.) (roll number 13267)

Location:
Ferns, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Stás, Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 087

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    There is gold supposed to be hidden in the Abbey. People say about twenty two years ago a man dreamt that he and a crowd of men got the gold so the next night a crowd of men with picks, and spades, and shovels went to dig for the gold. This continued for two nights and the third night they went and about twelve o'clock they thought they heard somebody getting down off the Abbey at them and they ran home and never went to dig for gold since. There is also supposed to be gold chalices buried there.
    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lilly Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Miss D. Kelly
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferns Lower, Co. Wexford