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School: Manulla (Cailíní)

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Manulla, Co. Mayo
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Máire Bairéad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 376

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    Antony Fahy lived in Manualla a village five and a quarter miles form Castlebar about thirty years ago. This man was a noted miser, turfstealer and a potato stealer.
    Antony used to get work from neighbours and he used to keep gathering up his money until he had twenty shillings. Then he would get a sovereign for it that it is what he did with every pound he earned. Nobody every knew what Antony did with his money until after his death.
    About a year before his death Antony became an invalid and was led ridden. When anybody asked him where was his money he
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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
    Teresa Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo