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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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    and his eyes turned in his head and he had to be carried home. He remained there for a week but his eyes were never as good as they had been prevoius to the search. This tragic happening put a stop to the digging for gold in Tinnamuck.
    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
    Joseph Geraghty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Bernard Colgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Moorock, Co. Offaly