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  1. Treasure in Fort of Carrickerry

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    In my locality there is a very large fort and it is said there is some treasure hidden there. Long ago a man by the name of Michael Welsh went in the night time to dig for the treasure. He took with him a spade and pickaxe. He reached the fort about eleven o'clock in the night. He began to dig and dig until about twelve o'clock. It was then that he saw the first of the crock of gold. He was about to lay his hand on
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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
    John Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenbaun, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Enright
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenbaun, Co. Limerick