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   buried, fourteen yards in on the North side of our own fort." "Stop father" says James "Begob, I have dreamt the same thing." "My goodness" said the father "I used to hear my grandfather say that whatever you dreamt about, three nights after each other, would come in true, And you dreaming the same makes it too true. So I think James, the best thing to do is to try our luck to-night. We will go to the fort to-night and dig a large trench into the centre of it; and if the gold is there, we cannot miss it."
   Well "No sooner said than done" says James. "But listen" says the father "we will want to keep this very secret, and not let any of the neighbours know anything about it." "Oh not at all" says James. "We can keep that quiet enough. We will want the spades and picks well sharpened for it will be a very heavy job. "Yes" said the father "and you will want to drop over to Barney the Bogers sheebeen, and get us a half-pint of poteen about twilight quietly. For we might happen to have to put our whole strength in before we get it."

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      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)
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      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Katie Coyle

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   15

   Address

   Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   James Coyle

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan