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School: Naomh Multose, Ceann tSáile (roll number 14726)

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Kinsale, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs. Sweetnam
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    At a place called Whitecastle, there is one wall of a castle standing. People say that there is a chest of money hidden underneath the wall.
    Time and again people have tried to unearth it, but each time they come to a flagstone, a bull appears and they have to run for their lives.
    The treasure was never dug up, because the people are afraid of the bull.
    One man went so far as to demolish one wall, and used it for building purposes, but he never had any luck after breaking it down.
    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
    Collector
    Gordon Crennell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Kinsale, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr J. Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinsale, Co. Cork