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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

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Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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    Tom Connell lived in Deerpark about 150 years ago, in the farm that Paul Stack owns at the present time. He was only an ordinary farmer, but became suddenly rich in the following way. He had three men making a fence when one of the men found a small pot of gold. Connell the farmer happened to be watching his men at work in the distance.
    One of the men, named Feddesdan, found the pot and hid it from his two comrade workmen, but Connell saw him doing so, and immediately called them to dinner which was not ready, but just to see what Feddesdan had hidden. When Connell found what it was, he immediately took it away. When Feddesdan returned and found his
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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
    Nora Mary Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr Matt Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry