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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 237

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    date and no fox ever inhabited it. It was once a Monastery of Capuchin Friars. The Superior in charge placed the treasure there for safety when the Crowellian Soldiers came to Ireland. About one hundred years ago some men from Rutland commenced digging for the treasure. They kept digging until they reached a large flag when a Black Bull appeared to them and they gave up the attempt. The treasure consists of a Chest of Gold and some Sacred Vessels.
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    On Mr. Sheppards land in Glenogue in the townland of Grangeford and Parish of Rathoe, Co. Carlow, there is still to be seen a large stone called Clotha Stotha in the middle of the field. It is about seven feet high and its depth cannot be told one of
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Hendricken
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangeford, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenoge, Co. Carlow