School: Clochar na Trócaire (Convent of Mercy)

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   holes. This tin was called a grater. When the potatoes were broken up very fine they were put into water and allowed rest in it for a few days The starch sank to the bottom and then the water was strained and nothing was left but the starch. This was used to stiffen the linen.

   

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2. Hidden Treasure

   

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   Under a huge stone on the slope of a hill in my father's farm, there is said to be hidden treasure. It is said that one day "Athach Mór", a great giant, was challenged to throw this huge stone (at least one ton and a half weight) from Mount Gabriel to that spot on the hill. First the giant seemed unwilling to try this feat but when he began to lift the stone it seemed of no weight, and he suceeded in landing it exactly on the spot. Under it there is said to be an unusual thing (a nest containing seven golden eggs each seven inches in diameter and filled with sovereigns).

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Caitlín Ní Árnéidig

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Highfield, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John Connolly

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   71