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1. Stone Implements Discovered in Shancoole

   

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   One day a man was carting earth to spread on some of his fields. He was getting the earth from one of the banks of earth that surrounded a fort near his dwelling-house.
   After digging for some time he found a stone spoon. After further digging he found a stone hatchet, a stone knife and a long, narrow bar of iron. He also discovered many similar stones but not any more of any particular shape.

   

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2. Ornaments Discovered

   

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   One day a workman was digging up gravel in a fort. He found a steel box. He opened it and inside he saw something that surprised him very much. In the box were three gold ornaments that would go around a man's neck. A cup like a chalice and paten were also in it. There were four diamond rings in it. On a piece of copper that was in the box was carved a man in a coat of mail. He had a big helmet on his head and a huge sword in a (beld) belt that was around his waist. The man who found the ornaments took them to Ennis and sold them.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Moloney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coolmeen, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Thomas Hanrahan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballycorey, Co. Clare