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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 073

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    Treasure is supposed to be hidden at a marl-hole in Ballyboggan.
    It was placed there by a man named Mr Hughe's before he died.
    Some men heard this and went to look for the treasure it was a dark night they went to look for the treasure when they were digging they heard a queer noise and the men dropped their implements and ran home.
    The buried treasure consists of silver and
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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
    Maggie Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pollregan, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    William Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Pollregan, Co. Wexford