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School: Ballinacree (C.) (roll number 13966)

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Ballynacree, Co. Meath
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Eibhlín Bean Uí Chonnachtáin
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    Mr. Arwell was cutting turf on the bog one year. As he was about to make the clamp of turf he saw something shining in the ground and he dug down a bit farther he found a pot of Gold and he thought at first it was a stone but when he took it home he found it was Gold. He sent it away to Dublin and received a lot of money.
    When he went to the bog in a few days after he dug around to see would he find any more but all he found was bullets and peices of guns he took them home and has them yet.
    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
    Toireasa Balbh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Edward Arwell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Ballynacree, Co. Meath