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School: Kilmacoo, Avoca

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Kilmacoo, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chosgair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 309

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    There is some hidden treasure on Mr Finn's hill in Kilmacoo. It consists of a pot of gold. There are a lot of bushes growing around it. One night three men went to look for it and they brought a spade each with them. They dug down where the gold was. After they had dug for a while. They came upon a little iron box. Then they opened the box and it was full of gold. Then they brought it home and they opened the box again and (threre) there was nothing in it only a big stone. Every night there is a man standing beside 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
    Rosie Murphy
    Gender
    Female