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School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)

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Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
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Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 364

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    None of them were satisfied. Then they began arguing and fighting. After a while a woman dressed in white came out of the hole. She had a sword in her hand. She took the gold from the men and struck them dead. She then put back the gold and buried it again. No one has touched the gold since.
    Informant: Mr P Clancy, Carnakella, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr P. Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrownakilly, Co. Clare