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School: Kilmacoo, Avoca

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Kilmacoo, Co. Wicklow
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Bean Uí Chosgair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 302

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    reached the place where he thought he would find the gold he killed the hen and spilled the blood around the place in order to fulfil the old tradition of "blood spilling," but during the night it is said that Reamonn's ghost appeared to him and chased him all the way back to Wexford. Nobody has ever looked for it since I suppose they are afraid of the Ghost too.
    Brigid MACKEN DEC. 12th 937
    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
    Brigid Macken
    Gender
    Female