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School: Grian Airbh (Graine), Urlingford (roll number 6017)

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Graine, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhshláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 225

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    There is a treasure supposed to be hidden in a fort in Tincashel. It was put there by the people long ago, when the Danes used come to rob their houses.
    No attempts has been made by anyone to get it as they are afraid of the fairies. The buried treasure consists of gold shields and spears. The fairies are supposed to be minding this treasure and if anyone went to dig for it all the fairies would come up out of the spot where the gold was hidden and they would hunt them away and punish them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr J. Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Belle Vue, Co. Kilkenny