School: Killadooley, Ballybrophy (roll number 12692)

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1. A Hidden Treasure

   

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   My mother told me that about three miles from our house there is a place called Rathmore, and a crock of gold is supposed to be hidden in an old rath there. On several occasions some men from the district, including Mr Jones and two fo the Sweenys tried to get the gold but failed, because they were prevented by a bull. The last time they searched they had to leave again as the dead coach is supposed to have passed. Tradition says that a life is supposed to be lost before the gold can be taken.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ella Kennedy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killasmeestia, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Fitzpatrick

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   65

   Address

   Tullacommon, Co. Laois

2. Cures

   

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   It is said that the hair from the head of a Posthumous child is supposed to cure wild-fire.
   To cure warts fill a little bag with stones and leave

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