School: Piltown (B.) (roll number 6189)

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   Hidden Treasure
   My mother told me a story about hidden treasure. A very old man told her the story. There was a very large mansion near Piltown. The man who had the house was a very rich man. Then he got very poor. He was to auction his house and land. One day a poor man came into the house for food. He was a “poor scholar”. He could not read or write only by marks. The maid said she would give him food. He was very thankful to her. There was a large flagstone on the hearth near the fire. The poor scholar was looking at the flag. There were marks on the flag. He was looking at them very carefully. Then he began to laugh to himself. When he ate the food he inquired of the master of the house what were the marks on the flag. He said he did not know. He said he always wondered what were they. The man began to laugh. He said there was gold hidden under the flag. They he read the marks “ Gold hidden here”. The man of the house

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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

   John Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   12

   Address

   Piltown, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Mrs Mary Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   41

   Occupation

   Labourer's wife

   Address

   Tibberaghny, Co. Kilkenny