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School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)

Location:
Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Héilighe
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    surrounded by lights and they used to have to go back. Many people that went to dig for the gold died in a few days afterwards.
    After a few months some of the men went to dig again and they got a pot of gold beside the other place. They were so excited they all went off to tell their friends and when they came back it had turned into a pot of leaves.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cecilia Lawler
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    John Lawler
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Kildare