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School: Kilbeggan (Mercy Convent) (roll number 14491)

Location:
Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Philomena
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 415

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    they were digging for the gold, and after a short time they met a cement flag. When they were about to rise the flag, they saw a man with a sword in his hand riding a grey horse.
    Night after night they were troubled with this dream. Then one night they went to this hollow and commenced digging. They were in reach of the flag, when one of them looked behind, saw the man with the sword in his hand riding the grey horse. They became terrified and ran.
    About six months later they commenced to build a house on this site. When laying the foundation the found an iron [crowbar?] grow and near by a nest full of leaves, so they concluded that the man on the horse whom they suspected to be a Dane had taken the gold. Then they abandoned the idea of building the house there, fearing it might be haunted.
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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
    Shelia Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath