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    chained a yard away from the treasure. His only chance was to grab the treasure quickly and get away from the cross-looking cat. He kept digging until he came upon a flat stone. Then he saw the cat appearing suddenly, and his nerves gave way, and he ran away leaving the treasure behind.
    Thomas Lucas
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    There was a station in the house of a Peter Larkin who lives in Clonfert. After the station a small old man came in. He got a school slate and wrote on it that there was a crock of gold at the end of the barn. He said there was a life to be lost in the getting of the gold. On account of this mention of a life being lost they never made the search.
    Joe Kelly age 65.
    A native of Eyrecourt he told this story
    He heard it from his father
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joe Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Eyrecourt, Co. Galway