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School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

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Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 317

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    fence near the spot when he unearthed what he considered a small bar of iron but on close examination it was found to be a bar of gold.
    So he went to Dublin with it and sold it for seventy pounds.
    The black cat was never seen after.
    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
    Tim Mulready
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Mulready
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath