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    When the Danes were in Ireland they owned a great mill at a place called Kylefraine, only one mile from Scariff. They also were the owners of great wealth and when Brian Boru came to hunt them they were supposed to have hidden their treasure in Meenross bog.
    On the spot where the gold was hidden a house was built for a widow who had a son who was deaf and dumb. For that reason the gold was never looked for. Later on the woman and her son died.
    There lived, in the spot where the old mine was, a man who dreamt of the gold and the spot where it was. He went to dig for the treasure and in doing so came to a metal plate in the ground. Just as he was going to lift it a woman dressed in white
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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
    Seán Ó Briain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drewsborough, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Pat Rodgers
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Scarriff, Co. Clare