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School: Ballyrahan, Tinahely

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Ballyraheen, Co. Wicklow
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Máiréad Ní Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0922, Page 075

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  2. Hidden Treasure

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    Once upon a time in the townsland of Knocknaboley, there was a Rath in a field belong to a man named Griffin. There was supposed to be money hidden in it for safety in 1798. One moonlight night a great deal of men around the district went to dig for the money. They asked a very old man by the name of Keogh what should they do if they got the money he told them they should bring a cock with them and if they found the money they should kill the cock. They were not very long digging until they saw a box then they killed the cock but when they opened the box they found nothing but little bones. Then they heard a great deal of noise like horses hooves, but they put the box back again and ran with fear
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