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School: Cloncovid

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 074

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    A Hidden Treasure
    There is supposed to be a hidden treasure buried in a fort belonging to a man named Patrick Reilly of Corlana, West Meath on a road leading from Castlepollard to Mullingar.
    The time that the black - and - tans were in Ireland (were) they robbed a lord and when hey were making away with all the valuable vessels and gold, when a spy told them that the Irish volunteers were in their pursuit and they were very close behind.
    They would not have time to fly but it is said that they buried them in the fort. Its supposed value is over
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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
    Annie E. Comasky
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan