Scoil: Coolavin (uimhir rolla 10422)

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1. Story of a Hidden Monasteraden Treasure

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Not far from my home is a little fort or rath which in olden times was supposed to bear a hidden treasure.
   The following legend has from time to time been told till it finally reached the present generation. The ancient people believed that in this secluded sot, deep into the ground, a pot of gold lay concealed beneath a large flag stone and beside an old ash tree. The name of the person who hid it, is still unknown.
   Having heard of this treasure many times during his youth, a neighbouring man of the name ''Knott'' decided to make a bold attempt to secure this secret hoard of precious coins. One day he went into ''The Rath Field'' as it was called, bearing a light heart and great hope of discovering the supposed treasure. Having brought with him a spade, shovel and pick-axe he at once commenced to dig with great rapidity, thinking that every stone his implement hit was the object of all his planning and plotting. He kept digging and digging with all his might for a few days till at last to his unbounded joy his instrument hit something,

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Mary Mc Hugh

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Mainistir Réadáin, Co. Shligigh

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr M. Mc Hugh

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

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   Seoladh

   Mainistir Réadáin, Co. Shligigh