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School: Teampoll Tuaithe, Teampoll Mór (B.) (roll number 16250)

Location:
Templetouhy, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Seán Ó Meadhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0546, Page 096

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  2. The Crock of Gold

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    In the corner of a field in Oldtown near the village of Templetuohy it is said that there is a crock of gold.
    A long time ago a man ploughing came to a large flat stone in the corner of a field. He ploughed on and decided not to touch it until he was finished. When he was finished he went over and began to dig. In a few minutes the maid bekoned to him to come to his dinner. The man had a hole made in the ground where the stone was and thinking that this would serve as a mark went to his dinner. When he returned to the field he found the corner covered with
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Tullowmacjames, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Tullowmacjames, Co. Tipperary