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School: Glendalough

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 381

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    Some years ago a man in Ballard dreamt he found a crock of gold on his farm. The next night he got a number of men to dig for it and they dug for a few nights but they never got it.
    It was said that a man living near by, who was passing the place sometime after, found the crock of gold in this place. It is in Ballard about seven miles from Rathdrum.
    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
    Maighréad Ní Bhroin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Trooperstown, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Thomas Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Trooperstown, Co. Wicklow