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School: Cúlmaighin (Coolmoyne) (roll number 15861)

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Coolmoyne, Co. Tipperary
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Pilib Ó Duibhir
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    and Mr. Perdue. Those men started to dig for the treasure late at night. They had been working but a few hours when all their watches stopped going.
    Taking this for a supernatural warning they stopped working, and nobody else has ever tried to unearth the treasure since.
    It is said that this treasure consists of gold and the supposed value is a thousand pounds. People have never been able to see this treasure by eating certain foods.
    Kathleen mackay,
    Coolmoyne, Fethard,
    Co Tipperary
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mackay
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolmoyne, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr J. Mackay
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolmoyne, Co. Tipperary