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School: Harold (B.), Dalkey

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Dalkey, Co. Dublin
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    Hidden Treasure
    About fifty years ago a man named Mr Kennedy lived in Dalkey. He was a carpenter. One day he went to the castle on Dalkey Hill. He took up a floor-board saw a small box. He told nobody about it and took it home. He opened it and he took out a treasure chart. One it was written that treasure was hidden in at the back of Dalkey Island. The next day the next man rowed over to the island. He went to the cave started digging. After awhile he saw a chest. He took it up and painted on the lid were the words: Don't open this chest. The man did
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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
    Henry Evans
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seafield Terrace, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Dalkey, Co. Dublin