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School: Aghakee

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Aghakee, Co. Cavan
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Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0994, Page 002

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    eventually were wiped out of the country altogether. The imbecile died in the workhouse.
    Lights have been seen around the farm and house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    A highway robber who took £200 from a rich farmer was arrested, tried and sentenced to death. Being asked to tell where he had the money he stated that he buried it in a ditch along the roadside between Virginia and Mullagh two miles from the latter town. The hidden treasure has not been discovered.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Shaun Briody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rockfield, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr John Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Latnadronagh, Co. Cavan