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School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16741)

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New Ross, Co. Wexford
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Aindrias Ó Caoilte Br Ó Cinnéide
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    of the neighbours said that they would go abd see it. When they saw it they wondered what it was. One man said that he would dive in and see. So he dived in. When he came out he told his friends about what he saw. He said that he saw a small cave in the bank of the stream. He said he saw a big fish at the mouth of the cave. He said he tried to drive the monster away but failed. The next night they said they would dig down to the treasure.
    So they set out with spades and shovels. They were digging away when all of a suddent a big black dog appeared and he was growling.
    One man let fly a stone at the dog but it went through him. The men got the fright of their live and away with them towards home.
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    In a place called Berkly there is Hidden Treasure such as old arms and valuables. My grandfather said that his father told him about it. Lord Little was the land lord of Berkley at that time.
    One night as he was driving home in his carriage he saw a light in the avenue but thought it only the herdman going home. The next day he asked the herdman why he was out so late. The
    The herdman said that he was not out after 9 o'clock. The lord sent his man that night to dig where the light was seen. The first thing they saw was two old swords on a large flag. As they were about to lift the stone they heard a rat squealing. They then saw a swarm of rats coming towards them. They got a terrible
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    89
    Occupation
    Farmer