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School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)

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Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
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Micheál Ó Héilighe
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  1. The Old Walls' Treasure

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    There is supposed to be a treasure hidden in the old walls. The land is owned by Mr Kavanagh. There is an old ruins there. The land lord of Ballyraggan lived there. It is in the Barony of Kilkee and Moone. The land lords name was Fitzgerald. It is in the parish of Baltinglass.
    It was hidden when the Danes came to Ireland. No attempts have been made to unearth it. It consists of a pot of gold. The value is six thousand pounds. A fairy guards it. She is in the shape of a bird. She sits on a bush a few yards away from the gold. There is a big stone over the treasure. There are words printed on the stone. The words are nearly worn away now.
    A man ate the haws that
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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
    Paddy Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Peter Smyth
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare