School: Bun Machan
- Teacher: Íde, Bean Uí Chobhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)let the grass grow under his feet from that home.
- I tis said that there was a crock of gold hidden in Dunhill Castle. One night a couple of men went with spades and shovels there to dig the gold. They came to a large flag and brought it up. Immediately they saw a huge bull coming towards them, looking very fierce and thought to hunt them away. Then there came a swarm of bees that chased them away. The men said they would never go looking for the gold again.
- Collector
- John Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynahila, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mrs Keane
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynahila, Co. Waterford
- There once lived a man in a little cottage close to the ruins of a great castle which was said to be haunted. The man, a fierce dauntless fellow, determined to find out if the castle was haunted or not. On a certain night towards 12 o'clock he set out to the castle carrying a lantern. What he saw at the castle astounded him. He saw six tall fierce men standing at a great six-legged table. They were eyeing one another savagely. Great(continues on next page)
