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School: Clochar Bhríde, Tullow

Location:
Tullow, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Dhubháin
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    1. Around the district of Tullow there is said to by numbers of treasures buried underground.
    Near the moat is Castlemore there is a well in which there are valuable vessels & gold buried. People went to dig for these unknown treasures but they were prevented by a spirit who appeared to them. Anybody did not attempt to dig for the treasures since.
    II. On the Ballymurphy road there is a house & a farm owned by a Miss Power. At the back of the house in a haggard there is a very large stone.
    A small distance from this stone there is a quantity of gold hidden underground. People once went in search of it. The first night they dug a little the second night & after having
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Bailey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mrs Bailey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow