School: Clifferna

Location:
Clifferna, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sister Mc Ardle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1021, Page 041

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1021, Page 041

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  1. There is supposed to be a hidden treasure in Thomas Smith's field in the parish of Den and in the townland of Lismeen.
    In this spot where the gold is hidden there is a cave and beside the cave there is a "lone bush". It is beside the bush that the gold is hidden.
    One night a party of men dreamt that there was a crock of gold hidden a foot away from this tree.
    Next day they all came to the fort and began to dig around the
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English