School: Glendalough

Location:
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 351

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  1. Hidden Treasure:
    Once upon a time there was a cobbler living in Castle Kevin, and he was very fond of money but he did not like to work. One night some man man were in his house, and they told him there was a crock of gold in a certain rath. The next day the cobbler went to the rath to look for it. When he went a little man dressed in red came to him and showed him a tree the gold was under, when he had dug for sometime he saw a boy ther ewere an awl and a last and a hammer in it, and there was a piece of paper in it. The words that were written on it were - use these tools and you will be rich.
    Eilis Ni Droin
    Maoilin
    Raidroma
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilís Ní Bhroin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Trooperstown, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Broin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Trooperstown, Co. Wicklow