School: Rathnew
- Location:
- Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: D. Ó Drisceóil
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- (continued from previous page)gold was hidden.
He gave them the gold but told them if they told anyone they would meet a sudden death.
- Hidden Gold.
The following story was told to me by my grandmother Bessie Kearney. There was supposed to be gold hidden in place called Kilnamanagh near Glenealy. The treasure consisted of gold and silver.
One night a man dreamt of it. He told no body about it. He dreamt of it twice more. He said he would go some night and dig for it. One night he set out with his son to dig for it. They were digging for about half an hour when a couch drawn by two white horses passed by.
It stopped a few yards above the men. A man dressed in white got out of it. He went over to the men and they(continues on next page) - Collector
- Joe Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Bessie Kearney
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
