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School: Caimthír (Camphire), Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 15129)

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Camphire, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Nóra Bean Uí Chradóig
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    Harry Gordon. He went to dig it and brought a lot of implements. When he started digging it, he heard a lot of noise and thought he saw lights and ran away.
    Ever since no man attempted to dig for this treasure. It is said an amount of it is hidden there.
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    At Kilbree house, in the townland of Kilbree, in the parish of Cappoquin Co. Waterford a large sum of gold issued to have been hidden. One moonlight night
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Lawless
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camphire, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Lundrasach
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    30
    Occupation
    Oibrí
    Address
    Camphire, Co. Waterford