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  1. The Money Hole

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    There is a hole on the side of a farmers hill, and it is called the money hole.It has
    big rocks each side of it, and its about a yard long and two feet wide and it is four feet in depth.It is said that men have found money in it and that is how it got its name. By the side of the hole there is a big rock which one time lay over the hole. If any one should strike the rock it has a hollow sound. The big rock is a whin stone and a grey colour.
    Desmond O'Neill
    This information was given to me by my father James O'Neill
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Saggart, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Desmond O Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James O Neill
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male