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School: Mocollop, Fermoy (roll number 16348)

Location:
Mocollop, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Loingigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 1E

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    There is a field near our house by the name of Paircin na Stille. It is said that long ago there was a still there near the glen and that's how it got its name. Highway men whose names were Burns hid some money there but no one ever search for it. These highway men used to travel from Ballyduff ou to Gleann na Cuire through that field always.
    It is said too that they
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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
    Hannah Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toor, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    David Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toor, Co. Waterford