School: Killurney, Cluain Meala

Location:
Killurney, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire de Brún
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    In a field near where I live a major dwelt about a hundred years ago, ...

    In a field near where I live a major dwelt about a hundred year's ago and it is told that he has his money hidden in a field where there are three moats. He hid the money in the money in the big moat.
    About fourteen years ago a man Bill Reilly made an attempt to get the treasure. When he started digging he saw a cloud of black dust on the top of the moat. He looked up into the dust
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Harvey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballyknockane, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Tom Harvey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Ballyknockane, Co. Tipperary