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School: Taney, Dundrum

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 108

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    arose, and the watch man only got half way out, and the rest of the soldiers and valuables were trapped inside.
    People reckon long ago when people passed there they used to hear weird noises and see lights late at night.
    One morning about two o'clock a man was about a mile from the cave, when a human head appeared from the ground and followed him to the cave.
    When he went home he told his parents, and they told him if he had asked what he wanted he would have been told the easiest way to find the valuables.
    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)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alfred Tracey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Woodside, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Thomas O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Woodside, Co. Dublin