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School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)

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Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0396, Page 004

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    The treasure consists of gold and some silver. The value is supposed to be a million pounds. Treasure was discovered also in a field near Castlemartyr castle by a man who was ploughing. It is said that a person saw the treasure by eating food that was baked by a fire of hawthorn sticks. There is always a guardian minding the gold because if any person came along to dig it up he would be able to keep him back. It is said that lights were seen around the place where it was hidden.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Master M. Aherne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismalaghlin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr P. Ronayne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    25
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Killeagh, Co. Cork