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    fright that they ran home leaving their spade and shovel and lantern after them. They went to bed as fast as they could. They said to one another that they had only to lift the stone in the morning and get the gold.
    Jim Roche and his brother got up early next morning and went straight to the fort. When they landed at the fort they found the space and shovel and the lantern. The hole was covered the same as if nothing had ever happened the night before.
    The two men retired home sadly. They began to think of such fools as they had been in believing
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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
    Patrick Aherne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Limerick