School: Derryvoney

Location:
Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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  1. Hidden Treasures
    There is hidden treasure in Portruin. the man who hid it was going to fight and he hid it there so as if he was killed no one else wold get it.
    By Christina O'Reilly
    Foalies
    From J. W. Morton, Derravone, Belturbet
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Hidden Treasures
    1. It is believed that there is an old caste in Edenturagh and there is hidden treasure there. There was going to be a battle there and the soldiers hid the gold so that if they were killed no one would get it. That happened a few hundred years ago.
    2. There is hidden treasure near Goolune. A man went to cut a bush and there was no other bush near it. He was not long cutting until he was put
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Seamus Timmon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clowninny, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Pat Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clowninny, Co. Cavan