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    they had gone only a couple of feet when they were sweating. Soon one of the men hit a flag and he knew that it was covering the crock of gold, as he dreamt it was covered with a flag. Immediately he touched the flag a bull appeared that was minding gold. The dummy who was holding the lantern saw him first, and, with one shout he dropped the lantern and ran. The spell was then broken, and the three men had to withdraw. When they returned in the morning the ground was the same as if it had never been touched and the spades were on the ground.

    Mary Dunne,
    Fethard,
    Co.Wexford.
    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
    Mary Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fethard, Co. Wexford