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    at the same time at midnight
    The ghost was supposed to come from Darcy's bridge. The bridge was erected by Darcy, and when he died he was laid under it, with large treasures that he had stolen from the Friars.
    The value of the Friars treasure consisted of twelve crocks of gold.
    Before the treasure is to be found the person has to dream the times in succession. He has to dream that the Friars will show him the treasure at a certain time of the night, at midnight
    A ghostly light is seen every night on the burrow where the
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    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
    Nicholas Germaine
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graney West, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Edward Germaine
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graney West, Co. Kildare