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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (C.) (roll number 9686)

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Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
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Bean Uí Uallacháin
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    pointed his gun at them, but he did not shoot them. They found old coins. At last their candle burned out and they sent a man for light but he did not return till dawn. Then Mr. Coffey went to a fortune-teller and asked her if he should find the gold. She said he should not but some of his descendants would.
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    Some years ago it was supposed that a big quantity of gold was hidden in a heather-clad hill in Ahane. A certain man committed a crime and was hiding from the guards. It happened that he sat down just over the spot where the gold was hidden. As he
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Eileen Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleconnell, Co. Limerick