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School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

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Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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  1. The Hidden Treasure

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    There was a hidden treasure found by Tom Burke of Lanemore, Brickens.
    It was a pot of gold.
    He found it when he was digging in the garden.
    It was supposed that it was old relations of his that hid it.
    Some nights afterwards a man was going home from visiting and he saw a light in the spot where the gold was found. He thought 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
    Rosie Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tawnagh, Co. Mayo