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School: Valleymount

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Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
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Dll. Ó Cochláin
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    and sent them to the public house to Valleymount that time known as Butlers. When he had the place silent, he opened the crock and saw the gold.
    He brought this home and with some of it he bought the present quarry known as Messrs Osborne and Brady from Thomas O'Reilly. Since then a very prosperous business has been carried on there.
    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
    Myles Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyknockan, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr Laurence Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyknockan, Co. Wicklow