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

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Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
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Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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    in his pocket. When they were coming home Jack felt his head very cold and sore. Before they both departed Jack left his sack in a safe place and he put the gold he had already got into the bag in hopes that he might have more gold. The next morning when he woke up he found that the sack had grown bigger and that it was all filled with wet turf instead of gold. When Dinny looked at his pocket he found that 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
    Mary D. Finn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuiltycreaghan, Co. Mayo