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  1. Hidden Treasure in Cloun Eilte

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    The next great episode we come to is the quest for the hidden treasure. One day as a burial was in progress in the Cloun Eilte cemetery, a "poor scholar" happened to be among the crowd. He went into the monastery and as he gazed around, he noticed some writing on a stone in the wall. He examined it closely and found it to be an Ogham. He read the words aloud which meant- there is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Clonelty, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    John Mc Cann
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Teernahilla, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Harold
    Gender
    Male