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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 234

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    Hidden Treasure
    The treasure consisting of a large sum of money is supposed to be hidden in Cree, about three miles from Birr. The field where it is, is called the Rayheen. Two men Fitzgerald and Reilly went to unearth it and while they were doing so they found half a candle and a comb which they put in their pockets. They dug down deeper and a greyhound rushed out with two gleaming eyes of fire. The men fled home and that night they heard some one crying outside. After sometime they thought of the comb and reddened it in the fire and then put it
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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
    Robert Watkins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Coolnagrower, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Watkins
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80