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School: Templeorum, Piltown (roll number 6289)

Location:
Templeorum, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0841, Page 063

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    years ago there was some gold hidden in the top of Dowling hill. Two men heard about this money. At about twelve o'clock in the night they went in a motor-car to search for the money. The two men found some gold in the place. They turned round to go home and as they were going down a steep hill the car turned over and the two men were killed.
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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 Joe Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Kilkenny