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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 165

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    When the Danes had invaded Ireland and were robbing and despoiling the Irish people the natives were forced to hide their valuables in caves and other places in order to keep them out of the hands of the Marauders.
    At Ballina there are caves wherein the harrassed Irish are said to have hidden a quantity of valuable articles of gold and silver etc. Later on smugglers took possession of the caves and they also are credited with having concealed treasure there. Patrick Sarsfield rested in these caves on his march
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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
    Peggy Corner
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaloe, Co. Clare
    Informant
    P. Corner
    Address
    Killaloe, Co. Clare