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    appeared and claimed the gold. If he was couragous enough to defy that woman he would win it, so he and four other men went to dig the treasure. Just as they were coming to the metal plate the woman appeared and the man's four companions ran away.
    Then the man himself lost courage and took to his heels. Next morning he come to where they dug and there was no sign of the hole. No one ever ventured to look for the gold again.
    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Briain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drewsborough, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Pat Rodgers
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Scarriff, Co. Clare