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   “There was a poor man and his wife and four children.”

   

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   There was a poor man and his wife and four children. They were very holy and lived in Tyone. They often prayed to God to send them money. One day the father went out to the bog to get some turf. While he was digging he felt one sod heavier than the others. Then he picked it up and examined it and thought it was alright and he threw it into the bag. When he went home he put some of the turf on the

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Moira Reynolds

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Friar Street, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mrs J. Reynolds

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   50

   Occupation

   Domestic worker

   Address

   Friar Street, Co. Tipperary