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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

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Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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    right beside it.
    The following morning a poor man, Corneilus Martin, was going out for a sack of turf and noticed the fresh digging and got down in the hole, and when he was getting up he hit his foot against a sod and down fell the money.
    He got the turf and went home and told his wife and never worked a day after.
    There are no lights seen nor no one minding it.
    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