School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:
Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 009

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 009

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  1. Once upon a time my great grandfather had a dream about money being hidden in a field at Castleruddery.
    He had a dream three nights in succession, so this night him-self and some other men went to dig for it. He dreamt this gold was under a flag. They dug and dug until they came to the flag.
    And all at once the night darkened and there came heavy thunder, and they could not see each other, and they had
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Lambert
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolamaddra, Co. Wicklow