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School: Cora Caitlín (B.)

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Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mac Conmara
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  1. Where Gold is Believed to be Hidden in the Neighbourhood

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    (4) About a mile from Newmarket - on - Fergus there is a fort in which gold is hidden. A man named Frawley went looking for it.
    He was looking for it three day and three nights and at the end of the third night he was struck dead. He was found next day lying dead on the ground.
    (5) There is a man named Mr. Mc Inerney of Bakergall who found gold in his garden. When he was ploughing his garden he ploughed some gold The value of the gold was twenty pounds, This happened about two years ago. The man lives two miles from the Village.
    Informant:- Peter Mc Inerney (35 years)
    Bakergall
    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)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Peter Mc Inerney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare