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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

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Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 002

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    some of his friends and said to them that the gold was in a cave where the sun shone directly at twelve o'clock in the day in "Scalp".
    There are no lights seen nor no one minding it. Several people tried to get it but no one succeeded.
    At the bottom of Lugnaquilla is situated Glen Imaal. In Glen Imaal is "Cloneshannon", and it was said there were a few thousand pounds hidden there.
    One night there came people from Dublin in the night looking for the money and dug down
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    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
    Tony Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Patrick Rogers
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wicklow