School: Drom Mór (C.), Malla (roll number 13780)

Location:
Dromore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
M. Uí Uallaighe
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    There is an underground passage from a fort near Glasha to an old ruin called Corries house in which Thomas Russel was born. This underground passage runs under the portion of land called Glasha. The hidden treasure is supposed to be hidden in some part of this passage. Some of the old people say that the hidden treasure is a crock of gold and that it is in the centre of a the fort under a very large stone which no living creature could stir. On the western side of the fort is a
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female