School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

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   anything, but his heart had nearly stopped beating in his surprise. The place which the other had described agreed in every detail with his own residence - the house, the garden and even the bush, at the side of which a pot of gold was to be found, if the Englishman's dream came true.
   As hastily as possible he returned to Ireland, came back to his poor, little house in Wilkinstown. His first act was to dig in the spot indicated in the Englishman's dream. Sure enough, there was the pot of gold and he was a rich man from that on.
   Across the top of the pot, there was a slate with writing on it. The poor man could not read, and neither could his neighbour, so the message on the slate remained a mystery for some time, but this did not trouble him, as he was "well off" and no longer had need to worry about the support of his wife and children.
   Then it happened that one of those "Poor Scholars" of the time came to the district and stayed in the house of this man. He saw the slate and the writing and read it for the household. This is what was on it:- "There is another pot of gold at the other side of the

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   AT1645: The Treasure at Home

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dolours Sheridan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Wilkinstown, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Laurence Crahan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Wilkinstown, Co. Meath