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School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)

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Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Payne
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    15.12.1938
    Hidden Treasure
    There was a house at the top of the town in Tyrrellsapss. The man who owned it was Mr Pat Wallace the post man. He left the old house and went into a cottage beside it and after a while he sold it to Mr Kelly the contractor.
    When the house was sold he told the men that were knocking it down to leave the trunks that were in the house beside the ditch. When they were going to lift the box the bottom fell out of it and a lot of money fell out.
    There were about sixty pounds. The men who were knocking it down got a lot of it for themselves. They pulled the house down because they were going to build a cottage in its place.
    Fred Payne Age 10
    The Court House
    Tyrrellspass
    15.12.1938
    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
    Fred Payne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    10
    Address
    Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath