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School: St. Paul's, Bray

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Bray, Co. Wicklow
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R. Maguire
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    In a rath near Mountrath at a place called Killeen, there was supposed to be hidden treasure but according to the old people it was not hidden treasure but a fairies home. There was a large stone in the middle of the rath and no one would attempt to alter the position of the stone because they believed that something would happen to them. The man that owned the farm sold it and it was bought by a stranger who did not know anything about this rath only that it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    V. Lawlor
    Address
    Dargle Road, Co. Wicklow