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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

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Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 141

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    There is a treasure supposed to be hidden in a field belonging to Tom Moran, Streamstown, parish of Horseleap Co West Meath. This treasure was placed there in olden times by the fairies. Once there was a man living in Leix dreamt of the treasure. In his dream he was told to go to the place where he would see a fort and in that fort there was a small white thorn bush under which the treasure was hidden. He was told to dig the north side of the bush and he was to dig until he came to a large rock which he was to turn out and there he would get his treasure. When he awoke on the
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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
    Nellie Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Joseph Scally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Coolatoor, Co. Westmeath