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School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)

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Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian S. Pléimeann
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    About a half a mile from our house there is an old church on the banks of the river Boyne. The townland is called Tribley. It is said that about nine hundred and twenty years ago one of the Danes took gold from Bective Abbey.
    This man was very rich and he buried the gold beside the church. He was drowned in the deep waters of the canal. He buried the gold because he was afraid the Irish would take it back. The people say that there is a large stone over it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Reid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creroge, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Reid
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creroge, Co. Meath