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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0926, Page 034

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    There is a cave at the South side of Mr. Mates'[?] House in Oughill. It is said that there is some money in it, and some oak sticks, that some were found in it long ago. It was used for hiding things in in olden times.
    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)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Oghil Upper, Co. Wicklow
    Collector
    Mary Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Gaffney
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Chapel, Co. Wicklow