School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 271

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  1. There was a castle in Mr. Rowe's field one time. The castle is knocked down now. The field is known as castle field. There is supposed to be a pan of gold hidden near the castle. The people are afraid to go and get the gold as a fairy man is supposed to be minding it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Close
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mike Close
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny