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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 146

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    removing the crock to their home. The joy of being in possession of such an amount of money nearly killed them, they were unable to rise from bed next day and the brother who had been in conversation with the little man was unable to leave his bed for seven years. The other man bought out estates and quarries which are working to this present day. He married and reared a large family who are still living in the locality in very good positions with the fairy gold still in circulation
    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
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crosscool-harbour, Co. Wicklow