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School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)

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Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
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Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 099

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    Some years ago there was a treasure hidden in Fraochan Hill in the Co. Kildare. It is in the barony of Kilkee and Moone. It was not known who placed it there.
    A man from Fraochan Hill and a few other men went out one day to dig for it and they found a few jewels and rings and a pot of gold.
    They were worth hundreds of pounds. Fairies were supposed to guard them and people often went to see could they get any more jewellery and gold and they could not get anymore of them.
    No matter what time of the night they went it was always
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cecilia Lawler
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    John Lawler
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Kildare