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School: Árdán, An Bháinseach

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Ardane, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Gormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 078

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    Hidden treasure consisting of gold is supposed to be (found) buried in a field at Dromamar Bansh. It is uunknown who buried it. Attempts have been made several times, to unearth it by the people of Dromamar On each occasion on which the attempts were made a bull chased them and they could not find it. The searth was always made at night.
    Gold was supposed to be hidden in Lismacue demesne Bansha. A certain man bought a tree adn found the treasure. Whether this is the case or not the man seems to have become very prosperour in a comparatively
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie May O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghavoke, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Quirke
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghavoke, Co. Tipperary