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School: Yellow Furze

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Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
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Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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    for doing so. When the weir was built he went to get the bells but could not get them as they got covered with the mud that gathered behind the weir.
    Later on in 1929 Rev. Father Marry, a priest in Yellow Furze employed a man named Murphy to try to discover the bells. After a few days the search was discontinued and the bells still remain in the Boyne.
    Written by Patrick Austin, Hayes, Navan, from information received from his father Patrick Austin of same address, age 50.
    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
    Collector
    Patrick Austin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Haystown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Austin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Haystown, Co. Meath