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School: Ballyduff (roll number 17097)

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Ballyduff Upper, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Mharannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 109

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    There was a man who knew where gold was hidden and went to dig for it. He dug for three days and found it. When he got it he hid it in a graveyard wall. The following night he went to get it, but there was a fairy minding it and would not let the man get 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
    Sally Geoghegan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Geoghegan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ashford, Co. Wicklow