School: Druim (1)

Location:
Drum, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Doreen Leach
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  1. There was a fort near my Grandmother's house about a mile outside Rockcorry where there were fairies. They used to take things away and hide them.
    In one particular place people found two crocks of gold. One man when he was going to plough found one. It was hidden under a bush.
    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
    Informant
    Mrs Kirk
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumgramph, Co. Monaghan
  2. 2. There was a woman in Newbliss and she had some money hid in the roof of her house. She watched the money until she died. The money might be in the roof of that house yet.
    This story was told to me by my father.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.