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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 93

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    was buried. The soldier kept walking towards the object when suddenly the cock crowed three times. Then both soldier and cock disappeared. Then Peter Donnelly went back to his box turned the opening of it towards the wall and remained there till morning. He told everyone he met on his way home to Coolock what he suffered the night previous. It happen about 60 years ago. This spot is on the right hand side of road leading into Dublin. People called O'Reilly lived there at the time but at the present Artane Industrial school has it.
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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
    Anthony Grogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Yellow Walls, Co. Dublin