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School: Meelick (B.)

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Meelick, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 003

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  1. Cistí Óir i bhFolach - Baile Buachallán

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    Cistí Óir i bhFolach - Baile Buachallán
    :-Baile Buachallánin Woodcock Hill placed there by highway man -Morrissey.There is a big stone in the river called -Morrissey stone with P.M inscribed on it.Running past this si an old road which was then leading to Ennis from Limerick.This was Morrissey's headquarters
    Things became too hot for him and he went to England where he was arrested and hanged.When on the scaffold he asked was there any Irishman in the crowd .There being none ,he spoke and said that there was a golden topboot hidden under an oak tree with a special mark on it and in one of the four corners of Cratloe Wood.They failed to find the tree .It is said to have
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Coileáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Woodcock Hill, Co. Clare