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School: Kilkenny Convent (roll number 13885)

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Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr. Borgin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 329

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    A Hidden Treasure
    The Black Abbey is a very old place. It contains many underground tunnels and passages. Many of them were never visited by anyone.
    At one time it was said that there was a tunnel full of gold. A certain man named Price was very inquisitive and intended to find out the gold. He went down one of the passages, down, down, very far. At last he came to a narrow door. He (hesitad) hesitated for a moment and then pushed in the door.
    There before him stood a very tall man with a big robe. He asked Price
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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
    Teresa Lennon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dean Street, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Lennon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dean Street, Co. Kilkenny