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1. Hidden Treasure

   

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   In a field on my mother`s farm there is treasure hidden. Nobody knows who placed the treasure here or why it was placed. Long ago people went out at night to unearth it, but with no result. The wind rose and the lanterns were blown out of their hands. The treasure consists of a pot of gold of unknown value. No gold has ever been found near or about the place. Fairies are supposed to guard the treasure. At night lights have been seen many times under the bush where it is hidden.

   

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2. Hidden Treasure

   

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   Treasure is supposed to be hidden on the farm of Mr Bernard Mc Mahon on the fort of Killyliss. It is said to have been hidden there by the Danes. They hid it there because there were no banks and no other ways of hiding it. Attempts have been made to unearth it by a man called Mr William Hagan. He had a dream that there was treasure

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Stewart Rutledge

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tattybrack, Co. Monaghan