School: Mainistir na Croise, Thurles (roll number 1811)

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1. Hidden Treasure

   

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   My father told me a story of a golden treasure that was supposed to have been hidden in Fertiana. Fertiana is a townland about a mile from the village of Holycross. He said it was hidden there by the fairies in a field beside the fort. They hid it there because it was a very valuable treasure. Whoever found it would be rich for life. Many attempts were made to unearth it but everyone who tried failed. He said that lights had been seen often near the place where the treasure is hidden. One night a man had a dream that he saw a ghost minding it. Next day he told the neighbours about the dream. They decided to go and dig for it. They could not go to dig for it until after twelve o'clock and when the cock crew they should run for their lives. They went to dig for the

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Philip Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Killeenyarda, Co. Tipperary