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School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)

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Oilgate, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Braoin
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    all their might But days and nights passed and they got no gold. So they gave up all hopes of finding any gold Then after a little while they began to dig and one of them hit the pot and when they took up the pot it was full of gold and so the three sons lived happily ever after.
    The above was told to
    me by Mrs Malone.
    Oylegate.
    Willie Malone
    Oylegate.
    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
    Willie Malone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oilgate, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Malone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oilgate, Co. Wexford