School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. In the middle of a fort in Mr Fryer's field in Cleen, there is a rising in the ground and in it there is supposed to be a crock of gold hidden.
    As my grandfather was passing into his home one night he saw two men about one foot in height dressed in red jackets standing on the little hill.
    Found by Nora Nic Gloinn, Cleen, Knockvicar, Boyle.
    She got it from Bernard Glynn of the same place.
    One bright night a brave man, John Daly of who is now dead, went out hunting. He passed by a
    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
    Location
    Cleen, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    Nóra Nic Ghloinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cleen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Bernard Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cleen, Co. Roscommon