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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 487

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    Hidden Treasure
    There was a man by the name of John Barry who lived in Tomblagh who had a treasure hidden under a hearthstone at the fire. He had a tin of silver. there was as much as £50 hidden. It was found by the guards of Kiltegan when he dies. It was said that it was there for six or seven years before it was found. When a friend or a neighbour used to go in he used always say "Do not sit at the hearthstone of the fire sit at the other side of it" . There was also another hidden treasure" which was found by Dick Jones of Croneskeagh. He was out ploughing one day and he burst a pot of gold. There were a great many coins in it. It was hidden by a very mean person.
    A few years ago there was an old fellow by the name of Jimmy Barry
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Collector
    Eileen White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Borkill Beg, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr G. White
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Borkill Beg, Co. Wicklow