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School: Fairymount, Crettyard, Carlow (roll number 4776)

Location:
Doonane, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Gormáin
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    Hidden Gold.
    Many centuries ago there lived in my localhy a wealthy man who was supposed to possess thousands of pounds in gold. He had a beautiful mansion
    One day while riding on a horse he got a fall and was killed. A nephew came to live in the place and was surprised to find his uncle had no money.
    He searched high a low but not a coin was found anywhere. He was very poor and lived a struggling life.
    One night he had a strange dream
    He thought he saw his uncle appearing very distressed in a certain room. He walked around the room as if looking for something and stopped in a cert certain place. He removed a board from the wainscotting and drew out a box which he laid on the table.
    After opening it he spilled out a
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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
    Thomas L. Smyth
    Gender
    Male