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School: Roxboro

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  1. A Hidden Treasure

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    There is supposed to be a treasure hidden in an old ruin of a house down in the village of Fairymount. Of course there are many old ruins in the village and the one that has the treasure hidden in it, is not known. One night a woman dreamt that a pot of money was hidden under the flags of the hearth in a certain ruin. When she awoke she told her son. So the next night he set off with a companion and brought a pick-axe and a spade with him. They started to dig and after a while they lifted the flag.
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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
    Lily Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tom O' Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolteige, Co. Roscommon