School: Corbally, Roscrea (roll number 7736)
- Location:
- Corville, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0548, Page 128
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- Not many years ago a man dreamt three nights in succession of a hidden treasure in Monaincha church yard. One night he went down to the church yard to dig for the treasure. He had dug for some time when he discovered a stone cross. Before he had time to raise it up a terrible gale of wind arose. He lost his courage and fainted. When he recovered from the shock he was lying in the middle of a field some distance from the church yard.
He went home and went to bed, and remained there for a long time after. When the people went to look at where he had been digging , the hole was closed up and the ground just as it had been before.
Some people say the man got money but they cannot say if it is true.
- Collector
- Michéal Ó Riain
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- The Sheehys, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Roidí O Riáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Sheehys, Co. Tipperary
