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School: Anglesboro (C.), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 10263)

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Anglesborough, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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    One time two men were ploughing in a field of Gallaghues in Anglisboro'. As they were ploughing two hats of gold hopped out. The two men fighting over the gold and Mr Keane, a neighbour, was outside the ditch cutting furze and he came in and divided it between them. He got some of it himself and he took it into the bank as it was very valuable there he got a great
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Lackendarragh, Co. Limerick