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School: Dillonsbridge (roll number 8501)

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Philpotstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
A.B. Ní Chumhaill
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    to unearth it by a man whose name I do not know. He did not succeed in getting it because a greyhound attacked him.
    This man was a cripple for the rest of his life.
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  2. Hidden Treasure

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    The treasure is supposed to be hidden in a cave in the townland of Bective. It is a golden coffin and there is a monk buried in it and no one knows who laid it there. It is not known if anyone tried to unearth it. There are gates at the cave and they are locked and no one can enter.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcarn, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcarn, Co. Meath