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School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)

Location:
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 368

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    rifle at them. The men went home then. They said they would come again the next night. The men came again the next night and they started digging. At last they came to a pot and one of the men said that they had got the gold. When the man went to put the gold into the boat he started to go on fire. The other men went home and they were sick for six weeks and at last the two men died. The gold is said to be in Fenish Island ever since but no one went to look for it.
    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
    Informant
    Patrick Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare