School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown

Location:
Rathmeague, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 318

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 318

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  1. Dream of Gold
    Mr. Stephenson had a dream one night about a pot of gold on his own land The next day he brough a load of stones to build up the ditch when he would have the gold got. He took down the ditch + found the money the very way he had dreamed about it and he took it up in his arms + was stepping out across the stones and a little boy appeared + took it from him + then disappeared + that was the last he saw of the boy or the gold.
    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
  2. Strange Dog.
    Mr. Hick was coming home from Moyne one night and as he was passing by Shielstown lane a big dog nearly as tall as himself appeared + it walked along beside him with its tongue out and its eyes in balls of fire in its head and it turned in at the hole of the rocks + the man was near never getting home with the fright.
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    On all souls night house should be cleaned...

    On all souls night house should be cleaned up for them + doors + windows left open for them + a bucket of water + cups + eights candle on the floors also leave the table laid
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