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School: Bán-Tír (C.) (roll number 2804)

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Banteer, Co. Cork
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Síle, Bean Uí Dheadaigh
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  1. Hidden Treasures

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Deady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Banteer, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs E O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Banteer, Co. Cork

  2. Hidden Treasures

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    In a cave near Dromineen Castle on the bank of the Blackwater between Lombardstown and Mallow a cup of gold was supposed to be hidden and a dead man was believed to be in charge of this treasure.
    One night some men went to look for the gold and they travelled a good distance into the cave until they came
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