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School: Tullycanna

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Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Tomás de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 122

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    Maureen Byrne
    got this story from her father
    Patrick Byrne Age 48( approx)
    Ballyknock
    Ballymitty

    Hidden Treasure
    Once upon a time there lived a man in this locality named Philip Moran. He worked many years with my grandfather. His work consisted of building ditches and repairing them. One day while building a ditch near the house where I live at present, he found a large tin or cannister of silver coins, thin and worn dating back to the 17th centry. It was explained by a Mr Mayler of Harnestown Ballymitty who was a very well educated man and took a great interest in reading the history of Ireland that they may have been buried theire in trobled times as there were great communication between the casileds of Hilltown and (Ballymitty) Tullicanna
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    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
    Maureen Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyknock, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Patrick Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 48
    Address
    Ballyknock, Co. Wexford